Well, I would have done some research and gotten a warm fuzzy feeling out of expanding my knowledge, but if you’re going to displace that motivation with only a chance at a measly $10 I guess it’s not worth my time.
But I wouldn’t be surprised if Less Wrong readers are eager to signal that they are less biased/better comment writers with money at stake (because that’s the “rational way to be”), so Roko’s offer might end up resulting in better comments anyway.
Well, I would have done some research and gotten a warm fuzzy feeling out of expanding my knowledge, but if you’re going to displace that motivation with only a chance at a measly $10 I guess it’s not worth my time.
http://naggum.no/motivation.html
But I wouldn’t be surprised if Less Wrong readers are eager to signal that they are less biased/better comment writers with money at stake (because that’s the “rational way to be”), so Roko’s offer might end up resulting in better comments anyway.