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I understand where you're coming from, but thus far my post does not seem to be generating a lot of controversy.
by chroem- 6y ago
I understand where you're coming from, but thus far my post does not seem to be generating a lot of controversy.
- dang 6y agoThere's variance, but the general effect is predictable, and that's what we have to moderate for. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20%22expected%20value%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
- chroem- 6y agoDang, I thought we had discussed this: moderating based the mere risk of controversy is how echo chambers form. Doesn't this go against HN's guidelines of fostering interesting, civil discussion?
- dang 6y agoThe high-order bit is predictability. Going from "knife crime" to "guns in the U.S." is a highly predictable move, guaranteed (in the general case) to lead to tedious, repetitive discussion. The art of interesting threads requires learning to abstain from reflexive, predictable moves. That's one of the biggest things we've learned in over a decade of operating this place. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=by%3Adang%20curiosity%20repetition&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20generic%20discussion&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20reflective%20reflex&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...