How many times must I learn the lesson that when someone says “just show me the numbers you have, I totally understand they’re not final!” They are LYING and will lose their mind when “the numbers” change.
@minmi let's all try other word than number maybe? "show me estimates/early results"
number sounds "fix"
@defuneste it truly doesn’t matter. I can add any disclaimer or language I want. As soon as someone sees something that has the same shape the final result will have, they cannot stand for it to change.
The answer is to refuse to share anything I’m not ready to fully stand behind. I have learned this lesson so many times.
And still continue to learn for some accursed reason.
Oct 5, 2026, 7:45 PM@minmi @defuneste "what happened to the earlier numbers? they looked fine"
"they were wrong and bad and trash...?"
“Yes but I liked them so much more. Can the good numbers look more like the trash numbers?”
Oct 5, 2026, 7:54 PM@minmi @defuneste jesus christ, I literally felt a little pang in my chest, fuuuuuuck fuck fuck
did we have the same advisor
Oct 5, 2026, 7:45 PM@minmi ouch ouch ouch, my grad school trauma