I did not downvote and did not engage, but I would have downvoted that post because it pattern-matched as something written by a bright dilettante. Engaging with the subject matter and understanding where existing views come from instead of “I have this thought and it feels right!” is a classic newbie thing to do. The usual reply here used to be “read the sequences!” though most newcomers don’t bother.
I agree that seems ~reasonable. But in my opinion there should be a distinction between “don’t have time to explain” and “cannot explain”. Downvotes are OK for “don’t have time to explain”, but there should be a different handling for “cannot explain” in my opinion.
I did not downvote and did not engage, but I would have downvoted that post because it pattern-matched as something written by a bright dilettante. Engaging with the subject matter and understanding where existing views come from instead of “I have this thought and it feels right!” is a classic newbie thing to do. The usual reply here used to be “read the sequences!” though most newcomers don’t bother.
I agree that seems ~reasonable. But in my opinion there should be a distinction between “don’t have time to explain” and “cannot explain”. Downvotes are OK for “don’t have time to explain”, but there should be a different handling for “cannot explain” in my opinion.