100000% this: I Hate The Way We Talk Online. “Let’s discuss topics without feeling the need to win a non-existent argument. Hot takes? No. Engage with nuance. Show the grace you would extend offline to those you meet on these virtual streets.”
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This type of thing is exactly what the KDO community guidelines are aimed towards limiting. Take these two recent replies to the post on Fredkin's paradox. The first from Bluesky:
Put plainly: this comment sucks. Egocentric, know-it-all, insulting, judgmental, incurious, nearly information-free, and aggressively opposite to "yes, and..." Irritatingly common on social media, but if this were posted in a KDO thread, it would get instantly deleted.
Contrast that with Steve Bryant's comment here on the site on exactly the same topic:
The comment is almost 100% information, includes a link to learn more, piques the reader's curiosity, and doesn't judge anyone or anything. This is how it's done.
If you feel like this comment goes against the grain of the community guidelines or is otherwise inappropriate, please let me know and I will take a look at it.
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