Do you ever post an answer to a question knowing full well that the OP will not take the advice?

Do you ever post an answer to a question knowing full well that the OP will not take the advice?
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answer:No. I answer the question with the hope that the OP can get something useful from me, and that I can put my point across in an argument. I can be persistent but only for certain time. If I see that there’s no way that the OP will listen, and they are too narrow-minded to consider my point, I just leave. Why? Because I know once they won’t listen, there’s no way I can ask them to listen. The whole topic will turn into an endless argument (or even worse, a flame war) and not the question about the OP’s problem anymore, and it won’t be good for anyone. Beside, the OP may be a troll and just have nothing better to do. Feeding them is just tiring and what they want us to do is to feed them. No need to waste my time on a troll.
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