Who cares is very context-specific here. When dealing with someone you don’t naturally interact with, high variance in responses is good up to a certain point. Get a good reaction and you can make a valuable friend and ally, whereas it’s not likely anyone is going to think you were so polite they should come at you with an axe.
Isn’t this a rejection of the entire point of your main post?
Who cares is very context-specific here. When dealing with someone you don’t naturally interact with, high variance in responses is good up to a certain point. Get a good reaction and you can make a valuable friend and ally, whereas it’s not likely anyone is going to think you were so polite they should come at you with an axe.