Love that you did this and learned something about some of the reasons discussions don’t actually get started.
I notice that I have often don’t comment in a discussion conducing way because I don’t enjoy trying to discuss with the time lag normally involved in lw comments.
On twitter, I’m very quick to start convos, especially ones that are more speculative. That’s partially because if we quickly strike a dead end (it was a bad question, I assumed something incorrect) it feels like no big deal. I’d be more frustrated having a garden path convo like that in LW comments.
Agreed that the lag in discussion can be frustrating. Which is why I think we should consider LW conversation closer to an exchange of letters (or emails) than instant messaging. This means having longer messages, with as little need for clarification as possible.
Love that you did this and learned something about some of the reasons discussions don’t actually get started. I notice that I have often don’t comment in a discussion conducing way because I don’t enjoy trying to discuss with the time lag normally involved in lw comments. On twitter, I’m very quick to start convos, especially ones that are more speculative. That’s partially because if we quickly strike a dead end (it was a bad question, I assumed something incorrect) it feels like no big deal. I’d be more frustrated having a garden path convo like that in LW comments.
Agreed that the lag in discussion can be frustrating. Which is why I think we should consider LW conversation closer to an exchange of letters (or emails) than instant messaging. This means having longer messages, with as little need for clarification as possible.
(Not that I’m always doing that, but I’m trying).