Exctmonk

Why is coprolalia always offensive stuff. For example, are there variations where people make compliments instead of curses?

My big takeaway from that was "Democracy abroad is not necessarily good for the US"

So what inhibits the social taboo stuff is what is affected. That makes sense.

So, a spot of Devil's Advocacy for the KnowHow:

You're being paid for your experience and expertise in addition to the actual labor. Being able to solve a problem at a glance doesn't invalidate the work; you're just an efficient problem solver.

Sure, it doesn't feel right to charge that much for an easy fix, but these sorts of things are easy fixes for you. Not necessarily the consumer.

Might be a teachable moment for the consumer as well.

It does suck that you can't waive easy fixes as something like "brand enhancement." I had a problem at the mechanic that ended up being trivial enough that they just didn't charge. You bet I went back later for other issues.

And you're right, I hadn't specified that I was referring to the latter paragraph. Edited to reflect