Yes, the maximally concise polite post likely uses more words to express the same number of thoughts than the maximally concise non-polite post.
That said, a typical LW post is far from maximally concise.
The question is, does a typically concise polite post use more words per thought communicated?
I agree with David_Gerard here: if the answer matters, I’d like to see some actual measurements.
Conversely, if we don’t care about the measurements, maybe the answer doesn’t actually matter.
Yes, the maximally concise polite post likely uses more words to express the same number of thoughts than the maximally concise non-polite post.
That said, a typical LW post is far from maximally concise.
The question is, does a typically concise polite post use more words per thought communicated?
I agree with David_Gerard here: if the answer matters, I’d like to see some actual measurements.
Conversely, if we don’t care about the measurements, maybe the answer doesn’t actually matter.