• cman6@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Ha, I never knew this had an actual name.

    I thought it was known as talking to a brick wall, ie. if you have a issue talk to a brick wall and you’ll get the answer

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      5 months ago

      It’s got more than a name, it’s got a Wikipedia page! Part of my job is IT support for normies, and I love sharing that with clients (because of course they’ve not heard of it). Usually gets a laugh, and I like to think they adopt the term and “rubber duck” things in their daily life thereafter.