I specifically try to address this by frequently and heavily linking to things I have read in my writing. My own writing depends heavily on the things I have read that have shaped me into the person who would write what I have written, and giving links offers a way for a person to learn more of what I consider worth learning if they find what I write compelling.
I do think I’ve noticed a tendency among some rationalist writers to link way less than I would expect them to, especially to things written by other people. Maybe they really just aren’t reading what other people write or are being very conservative about what they think is worth signal boosting by linking, but if I’m uncharitable it might be a case of laziness to bother looking up the links to include them, a desire to appear self-contained and keep the audience on your writing rather than send them to others’ writing, or embarrassment over where a person got their ideas from.
I have no plan to remedy this other than continue to set an example by linking early and often, but you pointing the referencing issue gives me a good chance to call it out explicitly.
I specifically try to address this by frequently and heavily linking to things I have read in my writing. My own writing depends heavily on the things I have read that have shaped me into the person who would write what I have written, and giving links offers a way for a person to learn more of what I consider worth learning if they find what I write compelling.
I do think I’ve noticed a tendency among some rationalist writers to link way less than I would expect them to, especially to things written by other people. Maybe they really just aren’t reading what other people write or are being very conservative about what they think is worth signal boosting by linking, but if I’m uncharitable it might be a case of laziness to bother looking up the links to include them, a desire to appear self-contained and keep the audience on your writing rather than send them to others’ writing, or embarrassment over where a person got their ideas from.
I have no plan to remedy this other than continue to set an example by linking early and often, but you pointing the referencing issue gives me a good chance to call it out explicitly.