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It is a cool idea; however, the problem with most questions are not in the questions but in the context, or the lack of it. Unless the thrower can set up the pr

It is a cool idea; however, the problem with most questions are not in the questions but in the context, or the lack of it. Unless the thrower can set up the proper context with a 500 word essay, which I am afraid most won't, it would be very hard for the catchers to provide the answer that the thrower is looking for.

luisamodio 5y ago
Thank you so much for your interest and feedback! I must tell you that we have thought of this too. And even though I cannot tell you we have a perfect solution, we have made a conscious effort to solve it and the way we address it is the following. Yes, there is a limitation for Text questions, so for complex questions that need extensive or technical context Throw as you suspect may not be the best tool to use (at least not at this stage, we have more plans for later on). However, there are so many use cases that may not need as profound context but still some context. And the way we have enhanced this is by providing flexibility using media formats. The users will be able to mix and match Text, Image, Audio, Video, Poll, Multiple Question and more. As an example a voice note may be most appropriate to some user and context and the user may very effectively sum up question and context, for some other an image poll mar be very self explanatory and like this there are multiple combinations that can be used. One other thing to keep in mind is that people today are more prepared and used to summarize in digital platforms. Take Twitter, where it was first thought ridiculous to function with a 120 character limit (today 280) but people adapted and became more efficient at communicating certain types of ideas. I hope you find this interesting and even thought answer may seem defensive, I really appreciate your honest feedback!

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It is a cool idea; however, the problem with most questions are not in the questions but in the context, or the lack of it. Unless the thrower can set up the pr

by derekzhouzhen 5y ago

luisamodio 5y ago
Thank you so much for your interest and feedback! I must tell you that we have thought of this too. And even though I cannot tell you we have a perfect solution, we have made a conscious effort to solve it and the way we address it is the following. Yes, there is a limitation for Text questions, so for complex questions that need extensive or technical context Throw as you suspect may not be the best tool to use (at least not at this stage, we have more plans for later on). However, there are so many use cases that may not need as profound context but still some context. And the way we have enhanced this is by providing flexibility using media formats. The users will be able to mix and match Text, Image, Audio, Video, Poll, Multiple Question and more. As an example a voice note may be most appropriate to some user and context and the user may very effectively sum up question and context, for some other an image poll mar be very self explanatory and like this there are multiple combinations that can be used. One other thing to keep in mind is that people today are more prepared and used to summarize in digital platforms. Take Twitter, where it was first thought ridiculous to function with a 120 character limit (today 280) but people adapted and became more efficient at communicating certain types of ideas. I hope you find this interesting and even thought answer may seem defensive, I really appreciate your honest feedback!