I think the answer to this is, “because the post, specifically, is the author’s private space”.
I think that’s the official explanation, but even the site admins don’t take it seriously. Because if this is supposed to be true, then why am I allowed to write and post replies directly from the front page Feed, where all the posts and comments from different authors are mixed together, and authors’ moderation policies are not shown anywhere? Can you, looking at that UI, infer that those posts and comments actually belong to different “private spaces” with different moderators and moderation policies?
This is indeed a notable design flaw. In principle, I think it allows one to get a highly upvoted top comment on a post which entirely misunderstands or doesn’t have anything to do with the top-level post.
Can I, looking at that UI, see how to get others “private spaces” out of my brain? The core mechanic of reading the site appears to be non-consensual exposure to others private (sometimes) nonsense.
I think that’s the official explanation, but even the site admins don’t take it seriously. Because if this is supposed to be true, then why am I allowed to write and post replies directly from the front page Feed, where all the posts and comments from different authors are mixed together, and authors’ moderation policies are not shown anywhere? Can you, looking at that UI, infer that those posts and comments actually belong to different “private spaces” with different moderators and moderation policies?
This is indeed a notable design flaw. In principle, I think it allows one to get a highly upvoted top comment on a post which entirely misunderstands or doesn’t have anything to do with the top-level post.
Can I, looking at that UI, see how to get others “private spaces” out of my brain? The core mechanic of reading the site appears to be non-consensual exposure to others private (sometimes) nonsense.