I disagree. I think the standard of “Am I contributing anything of substance to the conversation, such as a new argument or new information that someone can engage with?” is a pretty good standard for most/all comments to hold themselves to, regardless of the amount of engagement that is expected.
[Edit: Just FWIW, I have not voted on any of your comments in this thread.]
I think, having been raised in a series of very debate- and seminar-centric discussion cultures, that a quick-hit question like that is indeed contributing something of substance. I think it’s fair that folks disagree, and I think it’s also fair that people signal (e.g., with karma) that they think “hey man, let’s go a little less Socratic in our inquiry mode here.”
But, put in more rationalist-centric terms, sometimes the most useful Bayesian update you can offer someone else is, “I do not think everyone is having the same reaction to your argument that you expected.” (Also true for others doing that to me!)
(Edit to add two words to avoid ambiguity in meaning of my last sentence)
Yes, I would agree that if I expected a short take to have this degree of attention, I would probably have written a longer comment.
Well, no, I take that back. I probably wouldn’t have written anything at all. To some, that might be a feature; to me, that’s a bug.
I disagree. I think the standard of “Am I contributing anything of substance to the conversation, such as a new argument or new information that someone can engage with?” is a pretty good standard for most/all comments to hold themselves to, regardless of the amount of engagement that is expected.
[Edit: Just FWIW, I have not voted on any of your comments in this thread.]
I think, having been raised in a series of very debate- and seminar-centric discussion cultures, that a quick-hit question like that is indeed contributing something of substance. I think it’s fair that folks disagree, and I think it’s also fair that people signal (e.g., with karma) that they think “hey man, let’s go a little less Socratic in our inquiry mode here.”
But, put in more rationalist-centric terms, sometimes the most useful Bayesian update you can offer someone else is, “I do not think everyone is having the same reaction to your argument that you expected.” (Also true for others doing that to me!)
(Edit to add two words to avoid ambiguity in meaning of my last sentence)