Good points, asking questions about confusing stuff is the first step in the direction of figuring it out!
By the way, I’m not sure what the proper place on LW is to ask questions like “I have a theory, I’m not sure it’s correct, pls comment”… things you wouldn’t post as top level, but still think it would make an interesting discussion.
(Note: your post also started interesting discussions, confusing stuff was hopefully cleared up, but downvotes are still there for you. Monthly open threads seemed to be OK for that purpose, but (at least for me) they are a little chaotic compared to nice headlines in Discussion. Maybe there should be a “newcomers” section, with downvotes only for attitude but not for content?)
Good points, asking questions about confusing stuff is the first step in the direction of figuring it out!
By the way, I’m not sure what the proper place on LW is to ask questions like “I have a theory, I’m not sure it’s correct, pls comment”… things you wouldn’t post as top level, but still think it would make an interesting discussion.
(Note: your post also started interesting discussions, confusing stuff was hopefully cleared up, but downvotes are still there for you. Monthly open threads seemed to be OK for that purpose, but (at least for me) they are a little chaotic compared to nice headlines in Discussion. Maybe there should be a “newcomers” section, with downvotes only for attitude but not for content?)
That’s a nice idea, though the downvotes for content do amount to worthwhile feedback.