Maybe the “advice” (or instrumental rationality?) style of post has become more common and this approach to discussion has bled over into the comments? I don’t know, I find lmm’s comment to read as a perfectly natural response to yours, so perhaps I’m not best placed to analyse the trend you seem to be experiencing.
Maybe the “advice” (or instrumental rationality?) style of post has become more common and this approach to discussion has bled over into the comments? I don’t know, I find lmm’s comment to read as a perfectly natural response to yours, so perhaps I’m not best placed to analyse the trend you seem to be experiencing.