Comment by daenney
6 years ago
> I just prefer to present something as part of a conversation that's happening in a place, rather than a webinar that I'm broadcasting forever to the world.
To me it sounds an awful lot like not wanting to be scrutinized or held accountable for what he says.
I also find this rather disappointing as it excludes anyone who is unable, for whatever reason, to be at his talks from hearing what he has to say. Given how influential he's been in this domain, this sadness me quite a bit.
> I have less faith in the internet as a place where a conversation can happen
This feels a bit ironic, given he's built an enterprise on enabling conversations to happen on the internet, though arguably only with a limited set of people.
> , and the timelessness of it decontextualizes.
Not quite sure what that's supposed to mean. Perhaps it's a language barrier thing, but I can't parse that into something sensible.
In addition to writing on the Signal blog and on Twitter, he's on HN regularly addressing questions about what he's doing; you've had plenty of opportunities to engage with him directly. This seems like a swipe you're making for its own sake.