Why I Left Seeking Alpha

I have allowed my content to be re-published on Seeking Alpha for a long time. Since I don't care about the money of blogging, I didn't get upset that they made money off my stuff (though I know several who get completely psychotic about this apparent unfairness). I always viewed it as a way to let more people who want to read about Wall Street, hedge funds, economics, technology, etc. find me. And that was ok - until now.

As I've become more broadly read both on Information Arbitrage and on Seeking Alpha, the number of comments I've received per post has risen dramatically. I recently started using Disqus for my blog comments and it has been a life-transforming experience. I love being able to respond directly to specific comments, and for others to continue to stay on a particular comment thread for as long as they want. I had no idea how emancipating such a change could be. The number of comments I receive has gone up a lot. And I've been more engaged in the dialogue since I can just check in, rip off some thoughts to a few commenters and move on.

Seeking Alpha has no such functionality. It is the old-style, newest-comment-on-the-bottom approach with no ability to insert onself in the midst of the dialogue. I didn't really care when I was receiving 2-4 comments per post, but as that number has climbed towards 20 and beyond it has become a problem. Further, the tone of the comments on Seeking Alpha are often pretty hostile, which really makes me want to call out specific people and give them a piece of my mind. But I can't do this because of their antiquated comment technology. So I decided to say goodbye.

I'd be interested to know if anyone really cares that I am no longer on SA. I'm still here. Where it all started.