I agree with your comments on small intellectually generative circles and wonder if the optimal size there might not be substantially smaller than LW. It’s my sense that LW has been good for dissemination, but most of the generation of thoughts has been done in smaller IRL circles. A set of people more selected for the ability and will to focus on the problem you describe in 1-3, if gathered in some internet space outside LW, might be able to be a lot more effective.
I agree with your comments on small intellectually generative circles and wonder if the optimal size there might not be substantially smaller than LW. It’s my sense that LW has been good for dissemination, but most of the generation of thoughts has been done in smaller IRL circles. A set of people more selected for the ability and will to focus on the problem you describe in 1-3, if gathered in some internet space outside LW, might be able to be a lot more effective.