online communities, being largely by and for geeks, dislike overt exclusionary tactics because it brings up painful associations. I think well established communities often have more to gain from elitism than they stand to lose.
These two statements are contradictory. Did you swap “gain” and “lose” in the second statement?
I think he meant in the second sentence that observation about what communities actually would benefit from. The first sentence is an observation of what preferences people have due to cultural issues. In this case, he is implying that general preferences don’t fit what is actually optimal.
These two statements are contradictory. Did you swap “gain” and “lose” in the second statement?
I think he meant in the second sentence that observation about what communities actually would benefit from. The first sentence is an observation of what preferences people have due to cultural issues. In this case, he is implying that general preferences don’t fit what is actually optimal.