I feel a mixture of excitement and frustration in reading this: on the one hand, I have long been interested in communication ethics and analyzing/optimizing communication, and it’s nice to see some of the ideas I’ve had relating to this getting both articulation and attention; on the other hand, I still don’t see it going as deep or theoretical as what I’d like to see attempted.
For example, it’s nice to see a few numbers and individual concepts thrown around regarding impact estimates (e.g., slightly influencing a wide range of people vs. heavily influencing a small range of people)--and to some extent I think it may be for the best given the intended vibe of the post. Still, I’d love to see a deeper post that really laid out in a dense/structured format considerations like the nuance to brevity tradeoff, sucking up the oxygen (attention), watering down a (broader) brand/ideology/message, clickbait proliferation, etc.
Overall, I definitely am glad the article was written / that I read it, but I can’t help wishing there were more.
I feel a mixture of excitement and frustration in reading this: on the one hand, I have long been interested in communication ethics and analyzing/optimizing communication, and it’s nice to see some of the ideas I’ve had relating to this getting both articulation and attention; on the other hand, I still don’t see it going as deep or theoretical as what I’d like to see attempted.
For example, it’s nice to see a few numbers and individual concepts thrown around regarding impact estimates (e.g., slightly influencing a wide range of people vs. heavily influencing a small range of people)--and to some extent I think it may be for the best given the intended vibe of the post. Still, I’d love to see a deeper post that really laid out in a dense/structured format considerations like the nuance to brevity tradeoff, sucking up the oxygen (attention), watering down a (broader) brand/ideology/message, clickbait proliferation, etc.
Overall, I definitely am glad the article was written / that I read it, but I can’t help wishing there were more.