"Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents."
Generic tangents are much less interesting than specific responses to an article (or specific tangents!) because the more generic a claim, the more that (1) there is less that is meaningful to be said about it, and (2) the more repetitive it is. That's a really bad combo for a site that's trying to be good for curiosity.
Generic tangents are much less interesting than specific responses to an article (or specific tangents!) because the more generic a claim, the more that (1) there is less that is meaningful to be said about it, and (2) the more repetitive it is. That's a really bad combo for a site that's trying to be good for curiosity.
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