Lots of people read Bostrom. And he gets listed in the FP 100 Global Thinkers list. And his works are widely translated. And he’s done hundreds of interviews in popular media. Lots of people read Robin Hanson, too.
I’m not saying you should drop all current projects to learn this additional writing skill of being fun to read while also not pissing people off, I’m just saying that I think the lesson to be drawn from lots of smart people being annoyed by your tone is a bit deeper than “Just don’t use this article as an introduction to LW.”
Lots of people read Bostrom. And he gets listed in the FP 100 Global Thinkers list. And his works are widely translated. And he’s done hundreds of interviews in popular media. Lots of people read Robin Hanson, too.
I’m not saying you should drop all current projects to learn this additional writing skill of being fun to read while also not pissing people off, I’m just saying that I think the lesson to be drawn from lots of smart people being annoyed by your tone is a bit deeper than “Just don’t use this article as an introduction to LW.”
I don’t know how to do that. I don’t know how to learn to do it either.