I don’t think it’s ever free to use your influence over a group. Do it too often, and you come across as a despot.
As a local example, Eliezer’s insistence on the use of ROT13 for spoilerish comments carried through at some status “cost” when a few dissenters objected.
I don’t think it’s ever free to use your influence over a group. Do it too often, and you come across as a despot.
As a local example, Eliezer’s insistence on the use of ROT13 for spoilerish comments carried through at some status “cost” when a few dissenters objected.