Public discourse norms, especially in the twitter age, are funny. Hanania has a lot of options, none of which really change his status much.
he can ignore you. There’s enough volume that he doesn’t respond to most comments, so this isn’t him dodging a particularly harsh criticism, it’s just not worth his notice.
he can answer cheaply, by rephrasing (or just reposting) previous texts.
he can answer a different question that’s vaguely related.
Yeah I mean, I’m not claiming it has a big sense of obligation, only that it illustrates a condition where discourse seems to benefit from a sense of obligation.
Public discourse norms, especially in the twitter age, are funny. Hanania has a lot of options, none of which really change his status much.
he can ignore you. There’s enough volume that he doesn’t respond to most comments, so this isn’t him dodging a particularly harsh criticism, it’s just not worth his notice.
he can answer cheaply, by rephrasing (or just reposting) previous texts.
he can answer a different question that’s vaguely related.
Yeah I mean, I’m not claiming it has a big sense of obligation, only that it illustrates a condition where discourse seems to benefit from a sense of obligation.