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Dr. K's avatar

This is a great post. Sadly, over many years I have learned that either Vinay never reads the comments or he never responds. They are just for our own amusement as near as I can tell.

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Alison F's avatar

Well, that's discouraging. I understand he has a job, and probably a family, and spends quite a lot of time writing and podcasting, but it's not like he has thousands of comments to sift through here -- only 11 comments in the 7 hours this post has been up as I write this.

The best way to avoid falling into the echo chamber pit is to engage in dialog with dissenters. (Note, I said "dialog," not "catfighting.")

I was hoping that if I made any incorrect assumption, that Dr. Prasad would explain them, and also, that he might be open to listening to and discussing dissenting conclusions.

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Dr. K's avatar

Allison, Maybe you are more special than I am. Over the years I have made many comments, some with hundreds of upvotes, on this site. Never a single response. Nor have I seen dialogs with others (might have missed them, of course, but have looked). But my personal experience is not hopeful.

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Alison F's avatar

If by "special," you mean "na├пve," you're probably right...

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Alison F's avatar

@Dr. K (or anyone else who has an answer): if our comments here are only for our own amusement, and Dr. Prasad either doesn't bother to read them or doesn't bother to respond, then what is the point of subscribing, when we can read most of his posts without subscription?

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Dr. K's avatar

I asked myself that question years ago -- I was one of his earliest subscribers. But I have come to appreciate the voices in the comments as much as Vinay's. There is much wisdom in many of them. So I find the comments and the interactions in the comment space to have separate and decent value. Just one man's opinion.

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