This comment reminded me: I get a lot of value from Twitter DMs and groupchats. More value than I get from the actual feed, in fact, which—according to my revealed preferences—is worth multiple hours per day. Groupchats on LessWrong have promise.
Why would LW need a group-chat (or more developed DM) function? If you want non-public conversations with select LW members, can’t you do that today, on twitter, discord, slack, or e-mail?
To paraphrase Douglas Adams, I object partly because it is a debasement of open discussion, but mostly because I don’t get invited to those sorts of parties.
This comment reminded me: I get a lot of value from Twitter DMs and groupchats. More value than I get from the actual feed, in fact, which—according to my revealed preferences—is worth multiple hours per day. Groupchats on LessWrong have promise.
Note LessWrong has group chat – it’s in the conversation options button after you start a chat with one person.
Why would LW need a group-chat (or more developed DM) function? If you want non-public conversations with select LW members, can’t you do that today, on twitter, discord, slack, or e-mail?
Yes, of course you could. The concern is user friction.
To paraphrase Douglas Adams, I object partly because it is a debasement of open discussion, but mostly because I don’t get invited to those sorts of parties.