I agree that the word “just” carries that connotation but I disagree that it’s a bad thing. When I ask if we can just do something my intent is exactly to communicate that I think the thing is simple, that the details are unimportant (to me, to us) and that it ought to be easy to do (and if it’s not, that’s a problem in and of itself).
A lot of things are like this, and so to excise the word “just” would be to stop using a word that often concisely and accurately conveys what I’m trying to say.
It would be better if the article just said “this is rude.”
There are nuances to this, too, though: You can be communicating
> I think the thing is simple, that the details are unimportant (to me, to us)
…and simply be ignorant of a lot of the details that make this not simple for the person who has to "just".
I had such a "discussion" with someone who did exactly this and then refused to even acknowledge there are technical details in their "just" and that their "just" involves multiple wasted person days of effort (in this case for little benefit, as their "just" was to paint over them having to do something themselves). It's infuriating.
Now, the "just" isn't the only part of the problem here, but it will most likely the part where any useful discussion breaks down.
And, while I can blame my encounter on a person with… problematic particularities, it isn't obvious to me that one would always be able to discern easily if one is walking into the same trap.
A lot of things are like this, and so to excise the word “just” would be to stop using a word that often concisely and accurately conveys what I’m trying to say.
It would be better if the article just said “this is rude.”