mattcwilson

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by mattcwilson 4y ago
What would be a better one?
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by mattcwilson 4y ago
Indeed - thanks :)
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by mattcwilson 4y ago
I’m sincerely struggling to understand - what is changed by referring to Github as the subject of the second sentence, as opposed to leaving out Github in the version you proposed?
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by mattcwilson 4y ago
I think you’re drawing the exact wrong conclusion from the article? Increased access to choice amplifies the effect of the power law. From the article: > Now, thanks to a series of breakthroughs in network theory by researchers like A
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by mattcwilson 4y ago
From the post: > Due to an unfortunate sequence of events, I accidentally made the project’s repository private for a moment. And GitHub cascade-deleted our community that took 10 years to build. This reads the same, to me, in terms of c
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
> This idea that the obscenely wealthy are going to come in and save us from ourselves, if only we can let them be in charge, is a tale as old as time, yet people keep believing it. This sentence implies that we are being duped and shoul
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Thank you for quoting. I see where you’re coming from - the comparison to killing people is pretty hyperbolic. Do you agree that, hyperbolic metaphors aside, the UI improvement suggestion is a good one?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
It sounds like you are ok with the post, except for the one sentence before the epilogue?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
How would you word that sentence and remain factual about the deletion?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
What could the author have done with this post that would take it from being “blaming” into “giving feedback in an earnest intent to save others future pain”?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
I’m curious which statements from the article carried that tone?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Do you have a counter-proposal?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Wondering if, by “elitist”, GP meant more like “out of reach to many laypeople because of learning curve.” Is there a good single word for that? “Difficult” and “complex” aren’t quite right. Anyway - you’re right, nothing at all wrong wit
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Feels like we're maybe saying the same thing? I'm saying: * People are fallible. They will sometimes commit minor infractions, either accidentally or with sincere remorse. * Good people will forgive minor infractions. * This is n
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal... > Recent accounts suggest that levels of social anxiety may be rising. Studies have indicated that greater social media usage, increased digital c
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
And I’d add - trust them to handle the consequences of your communication as well. If it turns out they’re cool about it, what wonderful feedback for you about their reliability and understanding of you. If it turns out they react badly, at
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
That’s a fair point. But also, it may not be the right advice for 20-somethings who are already being too gentle with themselves, which is the audience I think the author is trying to reach. Advice falls on a spectrum, and whether to fol
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
The other branch of this post’s children, from thrwy_ywrht is a perfect example of the sort of neurotic overanalysis that the article’s talking about. It’s extra cute that the poster is using a throwaway account. Some of the decisions you
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Yes, there is. Including John 8:7
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Agree - I don’t understand what the flag is for?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Are you making the argument that doing the bidding of people who would corruptly misuse their power and lie about it to the American people... is a good thing?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
I mean, what if it’s not about courage? What if it’s canniness? What if he realizes that the long run best way for him to advance his goals is to quietly ride this time out and prepare for the opportunities on the other side?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Regarding the research - thanks! I do like Dan Pink. Kahneman is still on my to-read list. So the assertion is that, if grades act as an extrinsic motivator, they replace passion/pride/curiousity as intrinsic motivators? That a
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Ok, I think that’s reasonable. At the level of individual research directors, I agree that probably the large majority of them have good intentions. My concern is that there aren’t just altruistic research directors. There are funders. T
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Insane as he comes off sounding to you, what do you make of his position on this subject?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Yes. And here, and Facebook, and at the bus stop, in the office breakroom, around the dinner table, etc. And hopefully enough of the people in those conversations then write their representatives.
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
I’m not sure how realistic your example is. Prior to discovering handwashing, were scientists doing things they knew had the potential to get literally everyone morbidly sick, just to try figuring out how it worked?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
Can you explain what you mean by “totally made up?” Are you saying literally no one at all wants this? Just that there are also other reasons to do the research? Something else?
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
> The current grading system teaches people not to ask this. I would love to see your evidence to back this claim. > Of course! Can you tell me a little bit more about the pre and post measures you used? Were they numerical? Were th
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by mattcwilson 5y ago
You have a strange definition of “any.” Going from 8 billion to 7.999999999 is one unit of difference. You aren’t interested in doing that?

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