That’s particularly why I’m hoping to get this into the groundwater so it’s seen as something that you might just do without it being a big deal that distracts everyone.
Seems like you agree and have an intuition when and when not to use meta. Do you know of any systematic treatment of this boundary?
Well actually I just use meta All The Goddamn Time and sometimes it’s advisable and sometimes it’s not.
But, I guess my answer is: going meta tends to be seen as more annoying when your partner isn’t invested in the conversation. And ITK is disproportionately useful when your partner isn’t invested in the conversation. So it benefits disproportionately from already being in the water.
I also use meta frequently. I think it is part of some sub-cultures LW in particular (meta is even a signal in Automoderation). I just want to understand when it is going to work and when not.
I like the suggestion that meta and ITK are some kind of opposites.
Seems like you agree and have an intuition when and when not to use meta. Do you know of any systematic treatment of this boundary?
Well actually I just use meta All The Goddamn Time and sometimes it’s advisable and sometimes it’s not.
But, I guess my answer is: going meta tends to be seen as more annoying when your partner isn’t invested in the conversation. And ITK is disproportionately useful when your partner isn’t invested in the conversation. So it benefits disproportionately from already being in the water.
I also use meta frequently. I think it is part of some sub-cultures LW in particular (meta is even a signal in Automoderation). I just want to understand when it is going to work and when not.
I like the suggestion that meta and ITK are some kind of opposites.