I definitely second all three of these points. That having been said, aside from (a) (which is for sure an important outside-view thing to keep in mind, but also doesn’t directly inform the design and development of such a concept, except insofar as it strengthens the suggestion to do a “lit survey” of prior projects like this), these points seem like they don’t so much suggest not doing the thing, but rather suggest doing it differently, or adding certain features or design elements.
Specifically:
There are ways to place such claims in context (simple hyperlinking goes a long way, and excerpting/transclusion of contextual information goes even further). Could this sufficiently “conversationalize” bare claims, without destroying their atomic nature (which lets them be composed in the way this tool does)? Maybe not, maybe yes. It seems worth trying out.
If the app turns out to be useless for the general public but useful for existing groups or communities, then that’s certainly a failure of the design intent, but possibly still a success more broadly speaking.
Perhaps these considerations make the concept not worth developing; that seems possible, but not necessarily so.
I definitely second all three of these points. That having been said, aside from (a) (which is for sure an important outside-view thing to keep in mind, but also doesn’t directly inform the design and development of such a concept, except insofar as it strengthens the suggestion to do a “lit survey” of prior projects like this), these points seem like they don’t so much suggest not doing the thing, but rather suggest doing it differently, or adding certain features or design elements.
Specifically:
There are ways to place such claims in context (simple hyperlinking goes a long way, and excerpting/transclusion of contextual information goes even further). Could this sufficiently “conversationalize” bare claims, without destroying their atomic nature (which lets them be composed in the way this tool does)? Maybe not, maybe yes. It seems worth trying out.
If the app turns out to be useless for the general public but useful for existing groups or communities, then that’s certainly a failure of the design intent, but possibly still a success more broadly speaking.
Perhaps these considerations make the concept not worth developing; that seems possible, but not necessarily so.