You’re right, of course, it’s worse when the person is new (although my friend is vaguely familiar with LW—he reads Yvain’s blog, for example.) Indeed, that’s precisely why I showed it to him—to test that prediction.
I noticed a lot of similar (if less overt) reactions in the comments, which is what suggested to me this effect might be in effect in the first place (I loved both HPMOR and this post, so I must be similarly status-blind.)
This was my own attempt to confirm the hypothesis for myself, informally, and I found his response fairly persuasive. Well, it’s another data point for you, and I hope it helps your work even if it’s only as confirmation of something you already knew.
You’re right, of course, it’s worse when the person is new (although my friend is vaguely familiar with LW—he reads Yvain’s blog, for example.) Indeed, that’s precisely why I showed it to him—to test that prediction.
I noticed a lot of similar (if less overt) reactions in the comments, which is what suggested to me this effect might be in effect in the first place (I loved both HPMOR and this post, so I must be similarly status-blind.)
This was my own attempt to confirm the hypothesis for myself, informally, and I found his response fairly persuasive. Well, it’s another data point for you, and I hope it helps your work even if it’s only as confirmation of something you already knew.