What do you get out of NSG discussions? (How to get more?)

[Nakena]

Its more rewarding because people put more effort in reading + responding.

You can write some effort or content post on NSG, short or long and it get wasted. No responses or just slided down by next page, as a dozen people make some oneliners.

Then you make one controversial trash take, ideally containing some buzzword regarding trigger issues like "guns" "gender" "race" or anything similar and you'd get a lot responses. Because people feel like inclined to make a moral or political stance against or for something. Virtue signalling. So it's a symphony (or more a cacophonia) of signalling really most of the time. And if your post doesnt contains any of that, it will likely be ignored, because lack of signal in such an environment equals invalid content that merits no response.

Wow, I think I’m getting that impression on NSG. A lot of replies I’ve made are glossed over, perhaps because they’re very short or very milquetoast when it comes to tone. That’s fine by me, but if NSG rewards polemical and fiery responses more than anything else, I’d rather not give into that, lol.

The past days are really confirming this for me. Effort content gets no response. Trash one does. And people are incapable of understanding irony or humor.

[Lillorainen]

As of currently, an excuse to get myself buckets full of popcorn in order to witness the longest NS Summer in history.

Is that the Banana Kid outside? I've heard of him.

At least something consistent in this day and age, no?

[Disgraces]

Despair.

[Nakena]

Is that the Banana Kid outside? I've heard of him.

At least something consistent in this day and age, no?

Most people are surprisingly consistent in their posting over the years.

[Brettenwald]

High blood pressure and loss of faith in humanity.

[Lillorainen]

At least something consistent in this day and age, no?

Most people are surprisingly consistent in their posting over the years.

That's not untrue.

High blood pressure and loss of faith in humanity.

Imagine starting off with a faith in humanity to begin with.

[Brettenwald]

Most people are surprisingly consistent in their posting over the years.

That's not untrue.

High blood pressure and loss of faith in humanity.

Imagine starting off with a faith in humanity to begin with. :D

I like to think that humanity, as an overall group of squishy meat computers, isn't that bad.

[Valrifell]

You can't get anything out of NSG unless your other posters are willing to play in good faith. There's not a lot of willingness to engage in that way, though, and instead a lot of focus goes into appearing as intelligent or witty or virtuous as possible.

[Major-Tom]

You can't get anything out of NSG unless your other posters are willing to play in good faith. There's not a lot of willingness to engage in that way, though, and instead a lot of focus goes into appearing as intelligent or witty or virtuous as possible.

This forum is way more fun when you can just freely admit to people that you're a freaking dunce most of the time.

[Lillorainen]

I like to think that humanity, as an overall group of squishy meat computers, isn't that bad.

So, you understand NSG, or at least the parts thereof making your blood pressure skyrocket, as a conglomerate of squishy meat computers who were just rebooting by the time the "You aren't that bad!" message has been sent out?

The processing power of the servers responsible for this sort of updates leaves a lot to desire, then.

[Disgraces]

Despair.

Also dreams of chronic and sustained cruelty.

[SD_Film Artists]

You can't get anything out of NSG unless your other posters are willing to play in good faith. There's not a lot of willingness to engage in that way, though, and instead a lot of focus goes into appearing as intelligent or witty or virtuous as possible.

I won't name any names, but when people argue in bad faith they often come across as either trolls or idiots. If someone argues in good faith (using sources, fully reading the words of your post and are at least open to the possibility of changing their opinion) then they seem intelligent even if you disagree with eachother.