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submitted 7 months ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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[–] Crazazy@feddit.nl 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Short for Just Asking Questions. Where people ask loaded questions that act as a veneer to their actual statements. If you want to accuse them of the fact they are talking shit, they'll say they're "just skeptical" and "asking questions"

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

that wasnt my intention. It was simply a phrase I hadn’t heard

[–] Crazazy@feddit.nl 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

that wasn't my intention

Ironically, by saying that you're just doing The Thing again

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Thing in question has an element of intent that the user doesn't exhibit in this thread, or any of their history. Simply asking questions isn't JAQing off.

[–] aio@awful.systems 1 points 7 months ago

Simply asking questions would be SAQing off, which is totally different.