wesleyflores•1mo ago

Question about a weird trick for getting a super clean edge on a leather spine label

4 comments

4 Comments

the_miles1mo ago

That sounds like a secret I'm not cool enough to know.

knight.uma1mo ago

Nah, it's not about being cool at all. Honestly, @the_miles, that kind of thinking just makes it harder for everyone. Most "secrets" are just people sharing info they learned somewhere. The real move is just asking or looking it up. Keeps things simple.

olivia_knight12d ago

Is it really that deep though? Sometimes a guy just says "that's a secret" as a joke and now it's this whole thing about gatekeeping and secrets. I've told people "wouldn't you like to know" about where I found a good deal on tires. It wasn't some big secret. I just felt like messing with them for a second. Feels like we're reading way too much into a simple throwaway comment.

thomas_butler1mo ago

Man, this happens everywhere. I've seen it in car repair forums for years. Someone acts like a simple trick is some huge secret they can't share, when really they just read it in a manual. It makes people not want to ask questions. That gatekeeping stuff just stops people from learning. It's way better when folks just explain what they know.