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I used to think a comment should stand on its own too, but I now think that the benefit of knowing the background of the person speaking to you outweighs the do
by euroclydon 15y ago
I used to think a comment should stand on its own too, but I now think that the benefit of knowing the background of the person speaking to you outweighs the downside of introducing your own personal prejudices. I mean, should HN be optimized toward mitigating user prejudice or an enhanced experience for the enlightened?
- rsanchez1 15y agoWhat benefit is there to knowing the background?
- euroclydon 15y agoHow is having less information helpful, in this case?
- rbarooah 15y agoYou've already acknowledged that the intent is to reduce prejudice and priming and to allow comments to be judged on their merits.
- rbarooah 15y agoshould HN be optimized towards mitigating user prejudice or an enhanced experience for the enlightened? Unless you really think that increased prejudice on HN would enhance the experience for the 'enlightened', then this is a false dichotomy.
- prodigal_erik 15y agoI heavily self-censor whenever my True Name is known. You would only ever hear controversial ideas from the few who recklessly take permanent risks with their job (and possibly housing, dating…) prospects.