It’s interesting to see the difference between the rationalist culture online and in real life. No one in real life, to my knowledge, who is actually acquainted with the people behind SI has quite the attitude you do.
Yeah, people often come across very differently online and IRL, not much can be done about it. I suppose that some restraints keeping people friendlier in person are absent when all one sees is a string of text.
As for voting down, I prefer it as is (though I would like to encourage downvoters to explain why. I try to do it when I downvote, anyhow.)
Yeah, people often come across very differently online and IRL, not much can be done about it. I suppose that some restraints keeping people friendlier in person are absent when all one sees is a string of text.
As for voting down, I prefer it as is (though I would like to encourage downvoters to explain why. I try to do it when I downvote, anyhow.)