Even if you believe that Khoth (and other readers) misunderstood your article, it still is an evidence that the article can be (mis)understood this way… and thus you should avoid being associated with texts like this, whether honest or not.
Generally, speaking directly about “how to signal X” is usually treated as an evidence that you are non-X and you just want to fake X.
Why exactly? Let’s just say that humans are not automatically strategic. Unless they are actively trying to fake something, in which case they have to apply some strategic thinking. Thus, being strategic implies being insincere, because the sincere people are expected to use reflection rarely. :-(
Even if you believe that Khoth (and other readers) misunderstood your article, it still is an evidence that the article can be (mis)understood this way… and thus you should avoid being associated with texts like this, whether honest or not.
Generally, speaking directly about “how to signal X” is usually treated as an evidence that you are non-X and you just want to fake X.
Why exactly? Let’s just say that humans are not automatically strategic. Unless they are actively trying to fake something, in which case they have to apply some strategic thinking. Thus, being strategic implies being insincere, because the sincere people are expected to use reflection rarely. :-(