Hi.
I was an occasional contributor on OB and have posted a few comments on LW. I’ve dropped back to lurking for about a year now. I find most of the posts stimulating—some stimulating enough to make me want to comment—but my recent habit of catching up in bursts means that the conversations are often several weeks old and a lot of what needs to be argued about them has already been said.
The last post that almost prompted me to comment was ata’s mathematical universe / map=territory post. It forced me to think for some time about the reification of mathematical subjunctives and how similar that was to common confusions about ‘couldness’. I decided I didn’t have the time and energy to revive the discussion and to refine my ideas with sufficient rigor to make it worth everyone’s attention.
Over the past week I’ve worked through my backlog of LW reading, so I’ve removed my “old conversation” excuse for not commenting. I’ll still be mostly a lurker.
Hi. I was an occasional contributor on OB and have posted a few comments on LW. I’ve dropped back to lurking for about a year now. I find most of the posts stimulating—some stimulating enough to make me want to comment—but my recent habit of catching up in bursts means that the conversations are often several weeks old and a lot of what needs to be argued about them has already been said.
The last post that almost prompted me to comment was ata’s mathematical universe / map=territory post. It forced me to think for some time about the reification of mathematical subjunctives and how similar that was to common confusions about ‘couldness’. I decided I didn’t have the time and energy to revive the discussion and to refine my ideas with sufficient rigor to make it worth everyone’s attention.
Over the past week I’ve worked through my backlog of LW reading, so I’ve removed my “old conversation” excuse for not commenting. I’ll still be mostly a lurker.