This game has serious free-rider problems and it's getting worse. A suggestion.

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What about people who think they get to be the arbiter for perfect strangers on when they are ready/willing to play outside their comfort zone? If you like to test your limits, that's fine. You don't get to decide for anyone else.

I'm fine with that if you communicate that to me or the group.
What I'm not fine with are other strangers making assumptions and speaking on behalf of said stranger when they're right there perfectly able to communicate and they have either said nothing, stayed the same way they were, or shifted in a certain direction in terms of gameplay.

Especially ones that hold it against you the entire time you're there, like one simple question has somehow ruined the entire run.
A simple "No." or "K" would do me just fine but you don't get to get all uppity and upset on someone's behalf because of a simple question like, "Can you pull bigger?" "Do you mind If I give you advice {t}?"
People like the above are honestly why I don't bother communicating with pugs unless absolutely necessary.