Structure doesn’t spontaneously emerge, and having to scan through a whole disordered tree to understand the current state of the argument makes it hard for bystanders to join.
I agree that this is a pretty big problem. However:
I suspect that the solution is moreso about having humans periodically take the time to distill/organize the current state of the conversation. Argument maps are a cool idea, but my sense is that the structure they impose would make things awkward.
I don’t get the sense that this problem is the major obstacle. It isn’t as frequent as I think it should be, but people do successfully have long running discussions despite this obstacle.
Ah, much better name! Thanks!
I agree that this is a pretty big problem. However:
I suspect that the solution is moreso about having humans periodically take the time to distill/organize the current state of the conversation. Argument maps are a cool idea, but my sense is that the structure they impose would make things awkward.
I don’t get the sense that this problem is the major obstacle. It isn’t as frequent as I think it should be, but people do successfully have long running discussions despite this obstacle.