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Does anyone else hate it when you give someone an answer and they ask again?

(This thread might make me an ultra-sensitive person, but I don’t care)
#1 It often happens when someone random asks me to join their team through my inbox, which is already wrong since it’s disallowed.
Yet it gets worse when I say “no” and they ask me again. Like what? I already gave them an answer yet they keep going?
1 of them even said “ Oh” “but can you please join the team and I will leave you alone” “I promise” after I said “no”.
But it also happens a lot for me in “real-life”.
#2 I seriously don’t think this is ok. and I find it not only annoying but honestly straight up insulting.
When I talk with someone, I expect that they will read what I say, and listen to it.
Yet there are many people who keep during this trash. Ignore what I say, and keep asking me.
Hell, my ex-friend even did this. She kept asking me about the same things repeatedly until I got sick of “talking with her”.
#3 Worse is, it works, sometimes.
Sometimes, when I’m feeling weak and people keep asking me the same things again and again and again, I give up, and eventually say “yes”.
I know I shouldn’t but it’s hard not to.
Especially when people keep asking me and I start to get stressed.
#4 I know what most of you are probably thinking, “you are a snowflake hahaha. You are weak!” but I seriously don’t think this is something to be ashamed of disliking. Nor acceptable behaviour in any way whatsoever.
#5 If I have to be completely honest, I think this type of behaviour is caused by bad parenting.
But maybe I’m wrong.
What are your thoughts on that?
#6 Do you also hate it when you give someone an answer to something yet they ask again?
BTW, I wrote this while being stressed, having a headache, being mad, and unfocused,, so it probably sucks. But I hope you at least understand what I’m trying to say.
Kind regards-shadow1414.
Yeah I hate it, sometimes I even ask how did you find out who I even am?! And this is exactly why I changed my privacy settings so that I won't get new messages from anyone who hasn't messaged me before.
"I don't want to belong to a club that would have me as a member."

More often than not I won't even bother replying. People begging for follows are typically children or child-like. It's evidenced by the absence of reasoning behind their message. There's no deeper meaning, no cause they're trying to draw attention to, no real thought behind it. Just an unhealthy fixation on a relatively meaningless number. It's like the clout-chasers on Twitter posting intentionally inflammatory and inane nonsense in hopes of striking up a load of retweets. To what end does it really serve except "lol, follower counter go brrrrr?"

What really blows my mind isn't even that they're asking for a follower. It's the offer to follow me, a complete stranger. For all they know I spend my weekends cross-burning as a grand wizard klansman, creating and uploading that really creepy YouTube content you wish you never saw, making meals from Dr. Lecter's personal recipe book, or who knows what else. I could be a genuinely awful, sick and deranged person but they're prepared to slap that button without a clue.

As for offline, don't be a doormat. It's okay to want to listen to and help others. It's another thing to allow them to take advantage of your kindness or disregard your own desire to avoid unwanted subject matter. People who show up only when they need something should get kicked to the curb if they don't find their way to it themselves the first time you deny them. It's like dealing with an addict; you cannot enable them and the moment you refuse to it is often met with vitriol, spite and unkind behavior. Those that insist upon pushing subjects you've made clear you're not only disinterested in but genuinely uncomfortable engaging with them about are people you probably should no longer speak to. Unless perhaps you are avoiding some much-needed intervention, what they're doing is disrespecting your wishes.
IMO, it is within people’s rights to keep on trying to persuade you to give them what they want, and you have the choice to ignore, refuse or fulfil their wishes.

#1 I also find such behaviour rather annoying since most people’s teams are rather unoriginal, but I can understand why they would keep on asking you even after you gave a definite answer since it is likely that people would give in to constant pestering. I guess from their point of view, all they want is for you to join their team, and they would use whatever means to make that happen.

#2 Not sure why you think that is insulting. No offence, but why should they do what you want? Sure, everyone wants people to respect their wishes but the truth is others don’t have to do that lol. You have the option to put a stop to them getting to you.

#3 Again, you have the choice to ignore, block them. No one is making you respond to them in a nice, polite way. You are not obligated to do anything.

#4 Whether something is acceptable is a totally subjective matter.

#6 Not really since I’m prepared to hear what they will come up with to encourage me to change my mind.
Post #5.
“#3 Again, you have the choice to ignore, block them. No one is making you respond to them in a nice, polite way. You are not obligated to do anything.”
Some people can be pressured into doing things that they don’t actually choose to do, or want to do.
Continuously asking people to do something is, in my opinion, straight-up manipulation and should not be allowed.
It may sound like I take this too seriously, but I think that this is legitimately a huge issue that needs to be addressed.
(BTW I’m pretty tired so this response is probably garbage)
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#5 just because they can, does not mean they should.

#6 it's understandable how annoying it is, but honestly you have to grow a thicker skin. This is the internet and you should know how to protect yourself.
#6 I wouldn’t call it manipulation since you are perfectly aware of what they are trying to achieve by asking you the same thing over and over again.

Why is it a huge issue? Humans are selfish by nature, when we want something, we try to make things go our way.

#8 Why shouldn’t they?

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