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There's a new Open Thread on ACX today.
Am I just imagining it, or were SSC open threads way more interesting a few years back? I remember spending an unreasonable amount of time reading them, and would re-load them and scroll through hundreds of pages of half read comments to see updates. Now they seem kind of dull for the most part?
Adding: also, they seem more difficult to participate in. If I do ever comment, someone either slaps it down dismissively, or there's simply no response.
Another thought: maybe all the interesting stuff is happening on the hidden open threads?
I think part of it is that he isn’t writing about the same topics as he used to so people who follow him now are following him for his newer interests around city planning and the like. Those people are less interesting than people who followed him back in the day when he was anonymous and willing to engage more controversial topics.
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