(You mention being unsure about whether it’s a good fit for the frontpage. We’ve been having a debate about how intuition works lately on LW, and I think a post that brings in a bunch of solid data from a healthy field like mathematics is absolutely appropriate, and really appreciated.)
Promoted to frontpage.
(You mention being unsure about whether it’s a good fit for the frontpage. We’ve been having a debate about how intuition works lately on LW, and I think a post that brings in a bunch of solid data from a healthy field like mathematics is absolutely appropriate, and really appreciated.)
For this reason, actually, I’ve curated the post. The other variables include that it’s short and readable.