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ok here's another one, simpler problem which involves people and bureaucracies:

you go to a government agency and ask for a certain response to a certain request

a (nice) government employee submits your request to the agency and says they will get back to you when the answer comes

but they refuse to give you a timeline for it except for "when it comes"

the following week, with the excuse of submitting paperwork, you remind them you're waiting for the reply

they say they have submitted your request and will notify you

how soon is too soon to remind them again of your existence, if you haven't heard yet, without becoming a pain in the ass?

or do you push push push push until they either get you the answer or tell you to fuck off?

hmmmm...

this is a nice person btw i dont wanna piss them off unnecessarily. i'm just not used to no deadlines because i have one and something's gotta give--.