I also suspect there is a certain amount of desire for personal glory. Wouldn’t it be high status to be the person who was the new center of the rationalists community? So as much as people may not like to admit it, I suspect these kinds of calls for a new, unified thing play at least a little bit on people’s status seeking desires.
That’s a good point, but I also want to offer that I don’t personally see this as a huge problem for LW. Maybe it’s because I’m a latecomer, but I never really cared or kept track of who was high status on LW. First of all, I imagine that a lot of the status hierarchy is settled in real-life interactions and not by counting karma. We’re all in Eliezer’s shadow anyway.
I just want LW to be great again. I don’t mind donating money to a small group of people who will take responsibility for making it great again. I certainly don’t mind letting this small group get glory and status, especially if getting paid in status will get us a discount on the monetary cost :)
That’s a good point, but I also want to offer that I don’t personally see this as a huge problem for LW. Maybe it’s because I’m a latecomer, but I never really cared or kept track of who was high status on LW. First of all, I imagine that a lot of the status hierarchy is settled in real-life interactions and not by counting karma. We’re all in Eliezer’s shadow anyway.
I just want LW to be great again. I don’t mind donating money to a small group of people who will take responsibility for making it great again. I certainly don’t mind letting this small group get glory and status, especially if getting paid in status will get us a discount on the monetary cost :)