Unsolicited Advice Debate

This cluster focuses on meta-discussions critiquing the giving and receiving of advice, often highlighting its contradictions, lack of context, or unsolicited nature in a self-referential way.

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hnfong Dec 26, 2023 View on HN

Here's some advice - don't give unsolicited advice.

abiox Jun 10, 2018 View on HN

could you be a bit more specific about what you feel is "bad advice"?

hnarn Jun 29, 2020 View on HN

If your advice needs to be prefaced with "obviously, don't take this advice literally", then it's not great advice.

mvdtnz Sep 20, 2025 View on HN

I don't think you're in a position to arbitrarily disagree with advice.

deskr Nov 17, 2024 View on HN

No, just offering unsolicited advice :)

jblow Nov 23, 2017 View on HN

I recommend being careful from whom you take advice.

aswanson Jul 9, 2019 View on HN

Hey, nobody said it was perfect advice. :)

lolc Jan 2, 2019 View on HN

It's unsolicited advice. Make of it what you will.

bborud Feb 17, 2025 View on HN

Someone might take that as advice.

loudandskittish Jan 31, 2020 View on HN

...is this advice people actually need?