I think this post would be much more effective in achieving its goal if it would provide alternatives.
What are the advantages of posting your research ideas on LessWrong? Are there other ways in which you can get these advantages? Are there maybe even alternatives that give you more of the thing you want?
I expect telling people about these alternatives (if they exist) would make them more likely to make use of them.
One of the main things I think people can get by publishing their research is to get feedback. But you could also search for people who are interested in what you are working on. Then you can send your write-ups only to these people.
Also seeing people engage with things that you write is very motivating.
These are just some rough examples as I don’t think I have very good models about what you can get out of LessWrong and how to get the same benefits in different ways.
One straightforward alternative is to just not do that; I agree it’s not very satisfying but it should still be the action that’s pursued if it’s the one that has more utility.
I wish I had better alternatives, but I don’t. But the null action is an alternative.
I think this post would be much more effective in achieving its goal if it would provide alternatives.
What are the advantages of posting your research ideas on LessWrong? Are there other ways in which you can get these advantages? Are there maybe even alternatives that give you more of the thing you want?
I expect telling people about these alternatives (if they exist) would make them more likely to make use of them.
One of the main things I think people can get by publishing their research is to get feedback. But you could also search for people who are interested in what you are working on. Then you can send your write-ups only to these people.
Also seeing people engage with things that you write is very motivating.
These are just some rough examples as I don’t think I have very good models about what you can get out of LessWrong and how to get the same benefits in different ways.
One straightforward alternative is to just not do that; I agree it’s not very satisfying but it should still be the action that’s pursued if it’s the one that has more utility.
I wish I had better alternatives, but I don’t. But the null action is an alternative.