metachirality's Shortform

Try greaterwrong.com, turn on anti-kibbitzer, sort comments by New

This is probably possible, but I wouldn't use it.  I WANT comments to conform on many dimensions (clarity of thought, non-attack framing of other users, verbose enough to be clear, not so verbose as to waste time or obscure the point, etc.).  I don't want them to (necessarily) conform on content or ideas, but the first desire outweighs the second by quite a bit, and I think for many voters/reactors, it is used that way.

would argue for this being default as well. +1

You can randomize the default comment ordering in your account settings page.

You can! Just go to the all-posts page, sort by year, and the highest-rated shortform posts for each year will be in the Quick Takes section: 

2024: 

2023: 

2022: 

That's true, though, once the payment is a sunk cost. :) You don't have to eat it, any more than you would if someone handed you the identical snack for free. (And considering obesity rates, if your reaction isn't at least somewhat positive and happy when looking at this free snack, maybe you shouldn't eat it...)