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An aside, but it’s so nice that interesting discussions like the one linked in the article are allowed to bloom on smaller Stack Exchange sites like Mathematics
by dmart 4y ago
An aside, but it’s so nice that interesting discussions like the one linked in the article are allowed to bloom on smaller Stack Exchange sites like Mathematics.
I can’t imagine a similar sort of rumination surviving on Stack Overflow or Server Fault, but the discussions in that thread are really interesting to read.
- grenoire 4y agoMy initial reaction was akin to one of the top level comments: These aren't the same, what a silly question! But as I read through the answers with people simply entertaining it (in a very literal manner), I found myself really questioning it as well. It's odd how different disciplines approach seriousness in their ways.
- dhosek 4y agoAlas, different stack exchange communities have different cultural mores. The Japanese language stack exchange. for example, tends towards a certain ideological purity that the Latin stack exchange does not. Some communities tend to have the early members treat the communities as their own personal fiefdoms.