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Robert Heinlein's form letter response to people who wrote to him (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 77 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My favorite two are saying he can't help with class assignments because of a lack of time followed by it being unfair for a student's grade to be determined by the willingness or capacity of a stranger to help and he is ready to discuss this with the teacher, principal, or school board. It shows that he does care and wants to help, but lack of available time really is the issue.

My third favorite is ( ) Please do not write to me again.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago

Likewise. It's a great way to say "I don't have time to help you, but I will gladly stand up to a bully for you"