I’m parsing the very quick initial response + lack of follow-on engagement as CFAR acting defensively, rather than engaging in open discourse. This is disappointing.
Note: I think it should be very clear that responding to a LessWrong comment does not commit you to hours of discussion that you might or might not find valuable. If every comment I make is a commitment to LessWrong to spend multiple hours on follow-up comments, then I would not participate in commenting.
I definitely reserve the right to disengage from any thread if I don’t expect further commenting to be valuable, and strongly encourage others to do the same.
Note: I think it should be very clear that responding to a LessWrong comment does not commit you to hours of discussion that you might or might not find valuable. If every comment I make is a commitment to LessWrong to spend multiple hours on follow-up comments, then I would not participate in commenting.
I definitely reserve the right to disengage from any thread if I don’t expect further commenting to be valuable, and strongly encourage others to do the same.
Makes sense – there’s really no commitment mechanism at play here.
I still find it disappointing though.