Yeah, it’s a pity, I have great respect for both Gwern and Razib, and quite appreciate Razib’s heavy-handed approach to moderation, I’m fine with him calling people fucking retards when they deserve it.
That probably comes from hacker culture that prides itself of being concise and to the point with little regard for social implications
Yeah, I’m occasionally guilty of that too. I’m quite impatient with excessive verbiage, even though I should update on the fact that it is actually appreciated in many situations, and not just in high school essays where you are judged by word count.
Quietly removing stupid comments seems to be strictly superior than using slurs. Faster, prunes useless discussions, dissuades trolls, countersignals confidence in your intelligence.
It’s possible to be both polite and concise, but it requires more thought.
Yeah, it’s a pity, I have great respect for both Gwern and Razib, and quite appreciate Razib’s heavy-handed approach to moderation, I’m fine with him calling people fucking retards when they deserve it.
Yeah, I’m occasionally guilty of that too. I’m quite impatient with excessive verbiage, even though I should update on the fact that it is actually appreciated in many situations, and not just in high school essays where you are judged by word count.
Quietly removing stupid comments seems to be strictly superior than using slurs. Faster, prunes useless discussions, dissuades trolls, countersignals confidence in your intelligence.
It’s possible to be both polite and concise, but it requires more thought.