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I'm guilty skipping straight to comments and even commenting when I haven't read the article, however, it doesn't feel at all like an urge to socialize. Articl
by theonemind 5y ago
I'm guilty skipping straight to comments and even commenting when I haven't read the article, however, it doesn't feel at all like an urge to socialize.
Articles usually feel like they need some minimum length or to fill a word count. Comments tend more toward someone actually wanting to say something and working uphill a little bit against a natural tendency to not type.
It just annoys me that people can't separate weight of points and value of content from some kind of mental tendency to use word count as a proxy, the same way they think heavier stuff is more valuable.
Compact stuff is just more valuable to my cognitive style now. I used to like things lengthier.
- ergot_vacation 5y agoThings made for profit tend to rot, and become increasingly hostile to actual humans over time. Things made for fun do not have this tendency. Initially, most content on the web was made for fun. Over time, this has shifted almost entirely to content made for profit, and the current web is dramatically hostile to any actual human user. The discussion threads, here and a few other places, have no profit motive, so they're untouched by the plague. To your point: the web used to be a great place to get very clear, concise stuff that cut through the crap. Some of that's still out there, but now most places pad their shit out for SEO and who knows what other tricks.