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My Recommendations Always Get Ignored
(lemmy.ml)
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It's definitely common, when friends recommend something I'll try it for a short while, but I will be quick to give up. And I end in awkward situations.
I'm very hesitant to give recommendations unless someone really asks, and I'm very hesitant to take recommendations in case they get frustrated like you are. Often I'll get a "you should check out x", I take a look, decide it's really not for me, and then my options are to either say I didn't think I could bear watching/reading it, or to delay until it's forgotten, and the latter's typically easier.
I think I'm grasping slightly more the other person's perspective, thank you for your comment. I personally don't recall dealing with such a situation because I simply decline on the spot if I was recommended something that doesn't fall within my niche. I guess it'ssomewhat rude? But it does avoid eventual misunderstandings.