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Re:Unker Non-Linear Writing System by eterps on Thursday June 04, 2020 @03:13PM (#23420587)
As this seems to mediate consensus building, this also reminds me of:

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/we-will-see-the-rise-of-civi...

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/taiwan-democracy-social-medi...

Especially having a global social media network with linear discussion maxed on 280 characters seems to be one of the most efficient ways to reach disagreement.

Re:Unker Non-Linear Writing System by saizai on Friday June 05, 2020 @06:17AM (#23426913)
Interesting. I've long been interested in ways to make systems more pro-social, but I hadn't previously thought of UNLWS in that context. Thank you for giving me a new idea to mull.