eri's comments

On: What the smartest people do on the weekend, everyone else will do in 10 years

[eri]

>a cynical dismissal based on some presumed bad intention on the writer's part

I don't think jacq presumed bad intention or dismissed the post entirely. I appreciate someone calling out the combination of 'narrowness of vision' and a little self-righteousness. Chris' post was totally well-intentioned, but jacq's meta point adds value, as now there's the human component of self-importance in addition to the original point of the post

On: Dolphins Call Each Other By Name

[eri]

I think what really excites most people about SETI is not just the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, but extraterrestrial life that's more advanced than we are.

Not sure what 'advanced' means though :)

On: Why the Web Hasn't Birthed a Prettier Craigslist

[eri]

It has.

But prettier full-featured CLs exist in specific verticals (e.g. AirBNB), so we don't compare them to CL.

To do what CL aims to do, the simple directory style is necessary, I think.

On: Hey Extraverts: Enough is Enough

[eri]

As an introvert, I sometimes wonder how much my introversion is due to (1) my public-social-self-sensitivity (i.e. how much i care what other people think) AND/OR (2) an exaggerated reaction to my disappointment with throwaway superficial extroversions (i.e. dumb obvious chatter).

And which (if either) should I hope for?