And what if the short version only fails when the person you’re interacting with is more interested in point-scoring than engaging with your actual meaning?
Well, if you believe that I don’t see why do you bother with various versions at all. If you think the person you’re talking to is uninterested in your actual meaning, why, go find someone who is.
if you were to turn the dismissive sniping down one notch
Sniping, yes, dismissive, no. The ultimate dismissal is just ignoring a post or a person. And my snarking on LW is already turned down a notch or two. But, generally speaking, I’m not great at creating a helpful and supportive atmosphere, but quite good at taking things apart (that was part of the point of mentioning an ecosystem). If someone is attached to the thing I took apart, some unhappiness is unavoidable.
I generally don’t. In this particular discussion, I am beginning to wonder. (But the point at which I began to wonder was after I wrote what I did, which I suppose is the answer to “why do you bother with various versions at all”. Also, there are other readers.)
I’m not great at [...] but quite good at [...]
And—I repeat myself, but why not? -- I think taking things apart is a valuable service, and the voting on your comments suggests that other LW participants agree. I just think LW would be improved a little if you were slightly nicer about it.
(Which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not mean any of the following: “You must be brainwashed to be just like everyone else.” “Now, children, why can’t we just all get along?” “Let’s all sing Kumbaya and everything will be fairies and unicorns and rainbows.”)
Well, if you believe that I don’t see why do you bother with various versions at all. If you think the person you’re talking to is uninterested in your actual meaning, why, go find someone who is.
Sniping, yes, dismissive, no. The ultimate dismissal is just ignoring a post or a person. And my snarking on LW is already turned down a notch or two. But, generally speaking, I’m not great at creating a helpful and supportive atmosphere, but quite good at taking things apart (that was part of the point of mentioning an ecosystem). If someone is attached to the thing I took apart, some unhappiness is unavoidable.
I generally don’t. In this particular discussion, I am beginning to wonder. (But the point at which I began to wonder was after I wrote what I did, which I suppose is the answer to “why do you bother with various versions at all”. Also, there are other readers.)
And—I repeat myself, but why not? -- I think taking things apart is a valuable service, and the voting on your comments suggests that other LW participants agree. I just think LW would be improved a little if you were slightly nicer about it.
(Which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not mean any of the following: “You must be brainwashed to be just like everyone else.” “Now, children, why can’t we just all get along?” “Let’s all sing Kumbaya and everything will be fairies and unicorns and rainbows.”)