Hearing, on my way out the door, when I’m exhausted beyond all measure and feeling deeply alienated and betrayed, “man, you should really consider sticking around” is upsetting.
This is not how I read Seth Herd’s comment; I read him as saying “aw, I’ll miss you, but not enough to follow you to Substack.” This is simultaneously support for you staying on LW and for the mods to reach an accommodation with you, intended as information for you to do what you will with it.
I think the rest of this—being upset about what you think is the frame of that comment—feels like it’s the conflict in miniature? I’m not sure I have much helpful to say, there.
This is not how I read Seth Herd’s comment; I read him as saying “aw, I’ll miss you, but not enough to follow you to Substack.” This is simultaneously support for you staying on LW and for the mods to reach an accommodation with you, intended as information for you to do what you will with it.
I think the rest of this—being upset about what you think is the frame of that comment—feels like it’s the conflict in miniature? I’m not sure I have much helpful to say, there.