I just caught myself writing a few paragraphs long comment on Lobsters without really understanding what the author of the comment meant in the broader context of the discussion, after which I deleted my comment and gave myself a pat on the back for avoiding accidentally derailing the discussion.
2024-03-08 this is an unfortunate side effect of the tree-based structure of Lobsters. as much as I like tree-based forums, as they let you focus on many different (off-)topics without cluttering the main thread, it’s damn near impossible to keep the broader context of what the discussion is about when the thread nests more than 3 levels deep.
2024-03-08