I was very influenced when I read Paul Graham’s assertion that comment quality tends to be inversely proportional to reply depth. I can’t find the reference bu

I was very influenced when I read Paul Graham’s assertion that comment quality tends to be inversely proportional to reply depth. I can’t find the reference but I really took that to heart, and try as hard as I can to avoid replying to a reply to one of my comments, here and elsewhere. The exception would be if I was very unclear originally, or if someone asks something specific that only I can answer. What’s interesting is how effective this seems to be. If my original statement is worth defending usually someone else will chime in. Otherwise it’s a great mental exercise to just let the criticism stand, and try to think how to be more airtight in the future.