I’m stating what I discerned of the intention—I won’t presume to judge the OP either as a plan of action, or as a first step in its execution.
Completely agree with your latter addendum that people should read Hofstadter, Hayakawa etc. not as footnotes to your work but for their own merits. Hofstadter I discovered in childhood and I wouldn’t be the same person if I hadn’t; I read Hayakawa on your recommendation, and am glad I did. Yay to more discussion of works that have the LW-nature, but are not otherwise alluded to in the Sequences. :)
Why would that actually be a consequence of the OP as written?
I’m stating what I discerned of the intention—I won’t presume to judge the OP either as a plan of action, or as a first step in its execution.
Completely agree with your latter addendum that people should read Hofstadter, Hayakawa etc. not as footnotes to your work but for their own merits. Hofstadter I discovered in childhood and I wouldn’t be the same person if I hadn’t; I read Hayakawa on your recommendation, and am glad I did. Yay to more discussion of works that have the LW-nature, but are not otherwise alluded to in the Sequences. :)