Hey, thanks for sharing your perspective. This is not particular to rationalist communities. I’ve experienced this with non-rationalist social circles.
I’ve added the following paragraph to the post to address your point:
Another context in which exploring many topics is desirable is when getting to know someone new. In this context, traversing a breadth of topics quickly and having flexibility in which topics to discuss will maximise the chances of finding a common interest.
However, the kind of topic change I describe is different, and it often results in conversations growing in depth towards rabbit holes rather than in breadth and flexibility.
Hey, thanks for sharing your perspective. This is not particular to rationalist communities. I’ve experienced this with non-rationalist social circles.
I’ve added the following paragraph to the post to address your point:
However, the kind of topic change I describe is different, and it often results in conversations growing in depth towards rabbit holes rather than in breadth and flexibility.
Ah very interesting, and great build on it with the paragraph you’ve added.