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Small-Scale Question Sunday for March 30, 2025

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

Culture war topics are accepted, and proposals for a better intro post are appreciated.

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Would a template for the user viewpoint focus make you more comfortable? Something like a 'two to three paragraph sketch of ideology, answers on a handful of proposed questions, particular areas of interest, any items you feel comfortable doing an AMA on?' That's just a dumb example, obviously.

Kudos on LLMs; I usually but not always minimize those threads because a contraction of white collar labor demand /= the apocalypse.

Yes, this could potentially work. Maybe also have that user select 3-5 of his or her Motte posts which are most representative of that user’s output, or about which that user is most proud, and maybe also have that user select either a specific post or, more broadly, an idea about which he or she has had a change of heart or been persuaded out of by another Motte poster. This could showcase not only that user but also highlight the value of the Motte as a place for genuinely valuable intellectual exchange.