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I think your 'just an experiment' mentality works well to avoid a lot of premature criticism. Also helps you mentally detach from taking things too personally.

I am going to experiment with labeling things as experiments.

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I don't think the criticism is premature. The has been visible as long as I've been here.

And it definitely discourages commenting in low-traffic threads when the average isn't normalized for viewers.

I hope you realize that this is an actual experiment and that the language usage isn't just being used as a way to diffuse criticism.

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