To me the consequences of this response were more valuable than the-post-without-this-response, since it led to the clarification by the post’s author on a crucial point that wasn’t clear in the post and reframed it substantially. And once that clarification arrived, this thread ceased being highly upvoted, which seems the opposite of the right thing to happen.
I no longer endorse this response
(So it’s a case where value of content in hindsight disagrees with value of the consequences of its existence. Doesn’t even imply there was originally an error, without the benefit of hindsight.)
To me the consequences of this response were more valuable than the-post-without-this-response, since it led to the clarification by the post’s author on a crucial point that wasn’t clear in the post and reframed it substantially. And once that clarification arrived, this thread ceased being highly upvoted, which seems the opposite of the right thing to happen.
(So it’s a case where value of content in hindsight disagrees with value of the consequences of its existence. Doesn’t even imply there was originally an error, without the benefit of hindsight.)