If you want to make LW livelier, you should downvote less on the margin… downvoting disincentivizes posting. It makes sense to downvote if there’s lots of content and you want to help other people cut through the crap. But if there’s too little it’s arguably less useful.
Also develop your interesting thoughts and create posts out of them.
Alternative: Liven up Less Wrong. I’m not sure how to do that, but it’s possible solution to your problem.
If you want to make LW livelier, you should downvote less on the margin… downvoting disincentivizes posting. It makes sense to downvote if there’s lots of content and you want to help other people cut through the crap. But if there’s too little it’s arguably less useful.
Also develop your interesting thoughts and create posts out of them.