Thermodynamics is the deep theory behind steam engine design (and many other things) -- it doesn’t tell you how to build a steam engine, but to design a good one you probably need to draw on it somewhat.
This post feels like a gesture at a deep theory behind truth-oriented forum / community design (and many other things) -- it certainly doesn’t help tell you how to build one, but you have to think at least around what it talks about to design a good one. Also applicable to many other things, of course.
It also has virtue of being very short. Per-word one of my favorite posts.
Thermodynamics is the deep theory behind steam engine design (and many other things) -- it doesn’t tell you how to build a steam engine, but to design a good one you probably need to draw on it somewhat.
This post feels like a gesture at a deep theory behind truth-oriented forum / community design (and many other things) -- it certainly doesn’t help tell you how to build one, but you have to think at least around what it talks about to design a good one. Also applicable to many other things, of course.
It also has virtue of being very short. Per-word one of my favorite posts.