RichardKennaway comments on [Meta] The Decline of Discussion: Now With Charts! - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alexandros 05 June 2014 06:22:26PM *  0 points [-]

All I'm saying is that we have a supply problem, and you're raising a demand issue. Also, the issue you're raising is based on an anecdote that seems sufficiently niche as to not be worth the tradeoff (i.e. not solving the supply issue). If you have evidence of generality of the demand for summaries, I'd like to see it.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 05 June 2014 06:42:52PM 1 point [-]

If you have evidence of generality of the demand for summaries, I'd like to see it.

It's a frequent complaint (and not just by me) when people post links without summaries.

Personally, if someone wants me to read something, they'd better tell me what it is first, or I just ignore it.

Comment author: Alexandros 05 June 2014 07:08:47PM *  0 points [-]

Complaint isn't actually a high enough barrier. If I had a waiter serve me breakfast every morning in bed, and suddenly I had to go to the kitchen for it, you bet I'd complain. The question is, would people not visit links based on the title alone?

In any case, I've explained this enough times that I think I've done as much as I could have. I'll just leave it at this.