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		vanviegen on Aug 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coding as a greybeard > nobody is a true peer with a twenty year gap. I don't think that is necessarily true. It really helps if the older peer is comfortable showing weakness at times.

greyhair on Aug 3, 2022 [–]

Something I learned from my father when I was really young. When you don't know something, say "I don't know" first, then "We can probably figure it out".

Always, always, lead with "I don't know"

I am 65, and there are still things I don't know.

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