What gets me are product warning labels that say “Do not do <thing>” but then do not say why. Is it because the product will break, or because it will cause the formation of a black hole, and the destruction of reality as we know it? Or maybe it just plain doesn’t work. Who knows, they’re not telling you. Tell me why instead of assuming that the reason is obvious to everyone. “Do not submerge in water” makes sense to most people on the side of a hair-dryer, but not everyone understands why electricity and liquids generally don’t mix well. We need education, not blind obedience to rules which may or may not be completely arbitrary.
What gets me are product warning labels that say “Do not do <thing>” but then do not say why. Is it because the product will break, or because it will cause the formation of a black hole, and the destruction of reality as we know it? Or maybe it just plain doesn’t work. Who knows, they’re not telling you. Tell me why instead of assuming that the reason is obvious to everyone. “Do not submerge in water” makes sense to most people on the side of a hair-dryer, but not everyone understands why electricity and liquids generally don’t mix well. We need education, not blind obedience to rules which may or may not be completely arbitrary.