I think there are trade-offs here. Ideally, I think we want community builders to prioritise high-fidelity, nuanced and precise communication over appealing to more people, but we also want community builders to prioritise broader appeal over signalling they are in the in-group or that they are intelligent (we’re all human and I think it takes conscious effort to push back against these instincts to 1) make it clear you belong in the tribe by signalling in-groupness and 2) that you possess traits that are valued by the tribe like intelligence)
I think there are trade-offs here. Ideally, I think we want community builders to prioritise high-fidelity, nuanced and precise communication over appealing to more people, but we also want community builders to prioritise broader appeal over signalling they are in the in-group or that they are intelligent (we’re all human and I think it takes conscious effort to push back against these instincts to 1) make it clear you belong in the tribe by signalling in-groupness and 2) that you possess traits that are valued by the tribe like intelligence)
Relevant example 😅🤣🤮😿