A 98% decrease in comments sounds wonderful but I find the medium inherently difficult to have meaningful exchanges. It encourages short videos and memes that do not allow for depth. I suppose people do seek some depth in the commenting but it feel like more often than not it is the same old right/wrong binary. If we all followed Carol's suggestions perhaps the depth sought would contribute to understanding instead of detract from it.
A 98% decrease in comments sounds wonderful but I find the medium inherently difficult to have meaningful exchanges. It encourages short videos and memes that do not allow for depth. I suppose people do seek some depth in the commenting but it feel like more often than not it is the same old right/wrong binary. If we all followed Carol's suggestions perhaps the depth sought would contribute to understanding instead of detract from it.
A well conceived approach but I hypothesize that it will slash discourse by 98%. Perhaps
the exchange of ideas will be more precise
and meaningful.