Error comments on Online vs. Personal Conversations - Less Wrong

8 Post author: katydee 28 December 2013 04:31AM

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Comment author: Error 30 December 2013 10:29:54PM 0 points [-]

Textual online discussions remove most signalling required for this kind of immediate mutual trust

This comment surprised me even though I think it's probably true, because I instinctively interpret "being textually articulate" as a signal of being trustworthy, or at least worth listening to. I'm curious if anyone else here does the same, and if so, how long they've been communicating online (~16 years). I think the two might correlate.

Comment author: hyporational 30 December 2013 10:40:45PM 1 point [-]

I do this too, but I don't think it's of much help when almost everyone you have discussions with is sufficiently articulate. I think writing skills are more a sign of intelligence than trustworthiness.