I am not an AI, nor have I ever had a Twitter account. I am also a delicate flower that enjoys human kindness first and foremost. As a new human on Substack, I'd be thrilled to get any (or all - no neuroticism) of the 18 comments replied to my comments (except number 14, of course). As someone cursed (and blessed) with the exhausting ability to summarize everything straight to the point (which usually leads to crickets), you have no idea how generous it is when someone expands threads not to catch an opponent but purely for the sake of conversation - to genuinely connect.
this comment is just an attempt at communicating "I liked this and it made me think this other thing for 30 seconds and I'd rather say something than not say something because that is how discourse works"
Phew, I just commented for the first time on a post of yours a few days ago. I’m very relieved this wasn’t the personal takedown the little voice in my head said it was going to be.
FWIW, doing that would kind of violate everything I believe in. (Sincerely, if I had had anticipated known this might cause this reaction in even one person, I might not have used this title...)
19. This is such a great comment I am adding it as a postscript to my post.
20. The blog you referenced made such a good point I am adding a link to it with a brief explanation of why to my post.
21. This is clearly a serious comment but I don't understand the point you are trying to make, can you please rephrase or elaborate?
22. This is an interesting comment but I cannot understand how it relates to the post, can you please elaborate and connect it to one or more points in the original post?
23. You make a claim that I cannot find data to substantiate or challenge. I admit my ignorance and invite you, or anyone else, to share relevant sources without turning it into a demand.
24. This is written in a dense jargon but the underlying points appear sound. I am going to rephrase it in plain English and ask you to check if I understood you correctly.
25. While this comment is polite it uses a term that I find loaded and therefore unhelpful. I would like to suggest this phrasing and now address the substance of your remarks.
26. I appreciate this comment but I think you have made a factual error based on these sources. If I have overlooked other relevant context please let me know.
I'm going to have to learn a bunch of cryptic names for this bundle of tasty denotations, aren't I? And also remember that the numeric names don't quite align with the agree/disagree axis. Cussed be those emojis.
For a blog poster to hit the like button on a comment is not generally a way of saying a comment is wonderful. It’s more like signing your name on an office birthday card, a bit perfunctory and meh, not evidence of true appreciation. But as dynomight is not indiscriminate with the likes, in this particular milieu it might mean all that was expressed in 1.
For some reason, I've long felt that that button was cringe, and I've actually been annoyed that Substack only allows you to disable it via special dispensation. But I've come around to your view, and in fact I'm starting to favor LessWrong's approach of having 4000 ultra-specific reaction options.
Sometimes you want to let people know you appreciate or agree with thier post, but just don't have anything to add. In lieu of liking, sometimes I feel compelled to just respond "this", which I would argue is much more cringe
That was very funny
Loved this. 😄
did you only get 18 comments on your entire span of your long website, that's crazy :frog: :frog: :frog: :frog: :frog:
I am not an AI, nor have I ever had a Twitter account. I am also a delicate flower that enjoys human kindness first and foremost. As a new human on Substack, I'd be thrilled to get any (or all - no neuroticism) of the 18 comments replied to my comments (except number 14, of course). As someone cursed (and blessed) with the exhausting ability to summarize everything straight to the point (which usually leads to crickets), you have no idea how generous it is when someone expands threads not to catch an opponent but purely for the sake of conversation - to genuinely connect.
Aspartame loses its sweet taste when heated, so it is rarely used for baking.
Thanks for welcoming blog posts. For relevant posts, I comment and link to my most relevant post. Is that thinly veiled?
-> My blog: https://www.unaging.com <-
I have it on authority that Crissman Loomis died many years ago. This blog must be pretty good
You've covered all the bases as to why I seldom leave a comment. Thank you.
this comment is just an attempt at communicating "I liked this and it made me think this other thing for 30 seconds and I'd rather say something than not say something because that is how discourse works"
Phew, I just commented for the first time on a post of yours a few days ago. I’m very relieved this wasn’t the personal takedown the little voice in my head said it was going to be.
FWIW, doing that would kind of violate everything I believe in. (Sincerely, if I had had anticipated known this might cause this reaction in even one person, I might not have used this title...)
Please check out my blog: https://dynomight.net/
My blog is also pretty great: https://solhando.substack.com/
19. This is such a great comment I am adding it as a postscript to my post.
20. The blog you referenced made such a good point I am adding a link to it with a brief explanation of why to my post.
21. This is clearly a serious comment but I don't understand the point you are trying to make, can you please rephrase or elaborate?
22. This is an interesting comment but I cannot understand how it relates to the post, can you please elaborate and connect it to one or more points in the original post?
23. You make a claim that I cannot find data to substantiate or challenge. I admit my ignorance and invite you, or anyone else, to share relevant sources without turning it into a demand.
24. This is written in a dense jargon but the underlying points appear sound. I am going to rephrase it in plain English and ask you to check if I understood you correctly.
25. While this comment is polite it uses a term that I find loaded and therefore unhelpful. I would like to suggest this phrasing and now address the substance of your remarks.
26. I appreciate this comment but I think you have made a factual error based on these sources. If I have overlooked other relevant context please let me know.
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are you sure it's not 19? That would bring you closer to a list that was mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive.
I'm going to have to learn a bunch of cryptic names for this bundle of tasty denotations, aren't I? And also remember that the numeric names don't quite align with the agree/disagree axis. Cussed be those emojis.
The uncommented blog is the equivalent of the unobserved falling tree in a forest.
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1 is what the like button is for. Coincidentally (?) that button is disabled on ACX where I find myself wanting to use it most
For a blog poster to hit the like button on a comment is not generally a way of saying a comment is wonderful. It’s more like signing your name on an office birthday card, a bit perfunctory and meh, not evidence of true appreciation. But as dynomight is not indiscriminate with the likes, in this particular milieu it might mean all that was expressed in 1.
Depends on the blog poster. I have seen the blogs where almost every comment is liked by the author, but that's very few of the ones I read
For some reason, I've long felt that that button was cringe, and I've actually been annoyed that Substack only allows you to disable it via special dispensation. But I've come around to your view, and in fact I'm starting to favor LessWrong's approach of having 4000 ultra-specific reaction options.
i love LessWrong's approach and also highlighting lol
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Sometimes you want to let people know you appreciate or agree with thier post, but just don't have anything to add. In lieu of liking, sometimes I feel compelled to just respond "this", which I would argue is much more cringe