As Kingreaper’s comment suggests it seems like the target forum/audience is significant here. Who are we trying to reach and what’s the plan for distributing the winning article? We could distribute multiple articles (strategically targeted by venue) independently of which one wins.
And of course, the authors of the existing articles can edit them to optimize for impact.
I am interested in articles I can give to non-rationalist friends and family. I’d expect people who read this and similar sites already hold many of more basic views in these essays. I am biased of course because I came to many of these conclusions more-or-less independently. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. Normal people seem to take more work to convince them of these basic ideas.
[Note: I’m indifferent to receiving the prize.]
As Kingreaper’s comment suggests it seems like the target forum/audience is significant here. Who are we trying to reach and what’s the plan for distributing the winning article? We could distribute multiple articles (strategically targeted by venue) independently of which one wins.
And of course, the authors of the existing articles can edit them to optimize for impact.
I am interested in articles I can give to non-rationalist friends and family. I’d expect people who read this and similar sites already hold many of more basic views in these essays. I am biased of course because I came to many of these conclusions more-or-less independently. Someone correct me if I’m wrong. Normal people seem to take more work to convince them of these basic ideas.
Makes sense.