I think permission would be beneficial because I sense that people are hesitant to go against the norms.
Heh. Who, do you think, should be the one to give you the permission? :-) And how do you feel about permission culture in general? X-D
Besides, I don't think there are any strong existing norms about putting brainstorming posts into the open thread.
Who, do you think, should be the one to give you the permission?
Some sort of site guidelines and a UI that makes it clear. For example, if there were categories, it would be clear that the posts in the category are acceptable.
I'm far from a conformist, but I think norms definitely do have a purpose. I don't really have any strong opinions on permission culture in general that I could articulate well.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
Notes for future OT posters:
1. Please add the 'open_thread' tag.
2. Check if there is an active Open Thread before posting a new one.
3. Open Threads should be posted in Discussion, and not Main.
4. Open Threads should start on Monday, and end on Sunday.