A note on graciousness

When someone sends me an article or story or news about this or that via email or text, I ALWAYS thank them — even if I've already seen it.

I have yet to meet or know someone besides myself who does that.

Every single person I know/have ever known, upon receipt from me of something they've seen or read, if they're going to get back to me (seldom), starts their response with "I saw that."

That's like a slap in the face.

Why would I want to send that person more stuff if there's a good chance I'll get that kind of response?

That's a thinly veiled way of saying "I knew that already, I know more than you. I'm more knowledgable than you."

That may be — but why rub my nose in it?

Who wants to get that in return for having taken the time and trouble to personally forward something of potential interest?

I would say I send 100x more stuff than I receive, but I'm fine with that if I can make someone happy or more successful in their endeavors by informing them of something that might improve their life.

It's not as if people are recipients of group emails from me: I never ever email a bunch of people or use cc but rather stick to one addressee at a time, even if that means taking the time to do that.

Related: When someone gives you something, say "Thank you" — not "Where did you get that?" or its ilk.

Sheesh.

It's not rocket surgery.

FunFact: I've been saying "It's not rocket surgery" for decades but only heard it spoken by someone else — I think on TV — for the first time a couple years ago.

Never since.