• MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip
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    2 hours ago

    You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.

    I wholly agree with the sentiment you’re expressing here. I would like to note that, experimentally and literally, you catch more flies with vinegar than with honey. Apparently the acetic acid is very attractive to them.

    I suppose the takeaway could be that the thing that a person assumes would draw people in may not be the real thing, and serves as a reminder to examine reality before assuming what will work for your goal. One may hope that the messaging you suggest would attract more people than the parent commenter’s.