I would have phrased this much differently, but in essence this is the same as my answer. I would have been less likely to respond to a query directly from brian1789, because I feel that my advice in the past has made little difference.

Whether that's a problem with my presentation, my advice, or the recipient's interest level doesn't really matter in the long run. Life is busy, and so I eventually optimize actions that don't appear to have useful results into non-action.