I know exactly what you mean, and I think it’s one of the best features. Think of all the flamewars that have been prevented by that extra moment of hesitation over the history of LW.
I agree with that, and I’ve said so before. While this definitely keeps the quality of the site up, and is the reason I find it attractive in the first place, it seems to be that same fact that makes it feel uninviting to newbies.
Because we’re communicating in text, and people are saying smart things in few words I used to parse most comments as being very “cool” or dismissive. It took some emails and a face-to-face with Carl Shulman and some gradual absorbtion of the culture before I could figure out how to parse much of the content here as being friendly. I wonder if there’s a way to keep the benefits of thinking without losing that immediate “invitingness”.
I know exactly what you mean, and I think it’s one of the best features. Think of all the flamewars that have been prevented by that extra moment of hesitation over the history of LW.
I agree with that, and I’ve said so before. While this definitely keeps the quality of the site up, and is the reason I find it attractive in the first place, it seems to be that same fact that makes it feel uninviting to newbies.
Because we’re communicating in text, and people are saying smart things in few words I used to parse most comments as being very “cool” or dismissive. It took some emails and a face-to-face with Carl Shulman and some gradual absorbtion of the culture before I could figure out how to parse much of the content here as being friendly. I wonder if there’s a way to keep the benefits of thinking without losing that immediate “invitingness”.