How is 1 better in that regard? If there’s a link in an open thread people can still have discussion about it there. (And meanwhile, Open Thread comments are way less visible than a top level link-post)
Another important feature about Link posts as applied to Less Wrong articles is that once you click on the link, you’ll already be in a place where you can comment, so there’s no reason to go back to the discussion-link post to comment on it.
How is 1 better in that regard? If there’s a link in an open thread people can still have discussion about it there. (And meanwhile, Open Thread comments are way less visible than a top level link-post)
Another important feature about Link posts as applied to Less Wrong articles is that once you click on the link, you’ll already be in a place where you can comment, so there’s no reason to go back to the discussion-link post to comment on it.