Because I cannot do what was required to make a proper post, which was to not have to make “shit posts” before I make my initial post (which needed to be independent). So the filter, which is trying to foster rational thinking, filtering out the seeds of it.
You have not explained why your post had to be “independent”. Perhaps there are reasons—maybe good ones—why you wanted your first appearance here to be its posting, but I don’t see any reason why it’s better for LW for that to be so.
In any case, “X has a cost” is not a good argument against X; there can be benefits that outweigh the costs. I hope you will not be offended, but I personally am quite happy for you to be slightly inconvenienced if the alternative is having LW deluged with posts from spammers.
Yes I think its not reasonable, because it acted counter-productive to the intended use that you are suggesting it was implemented for.
How?
Because I cannot do what was required to make a proper post, which was to not have to make “shit posts” before I make my initial post (which needed to be independent). So the filter, which is trying to foster rational thinking, filtering out the seeds of it.
No one’s requiring you to make “shit posts”.
You have not explained why your post had to be “independent”. Perhaps there are reasons—maybe good ones—why you wanted your first appearance here to be its posting, but I don’t see any reason why it’s better for LW for that to be so.
In any case, “X has a cost” is not a good argument against X; there can be benefits that outweigh the costs. I hope you will not be offended, but I personally am quite happy for you to be slightly inconvenienced if the alternative is having LW deluged with posts from spammers.