I could check their expected price of bitcoin, but that feels like more weight than I want to put on bitcoin- it’s already a little bit overlapping with the S&P question. What I’d like to replace it with is something that 1. will have a definitive answer by next summer, 2. people have enough context to understand the question, and 3. isn’t at obvious.
The questions are not checking for social skills. I am not sure how I’d do that on an online survey that’s going to be self reported, and if you have thoughts about that I’m kind of curious? What percentage of the survey being about social skills would be sufficient? (I’m heavily into meetups and in-person gatherings for LessWrong events, so I might be one of the more receptive audiences for this line of argument!)
Do you sometimes tell things that are not literally true but help the person you’re talking to in understanding?
On average, do you believe statements by members of rationalist community significantly more (+1.0 bit of evidence or more) than exact same words from non-rationalists?
What is the biggest barrier you face when trying to communicate rational ideas to others? [a) Emotional resistance b) Lack of shared vocabulary c) Time constraints d) Preexisting strong beliefs e) Complexity of ideas f) People disengaging randomly]
Also,
Have you ever intervened on someone’s behalf where the person was failing and would prefer to succeed?
How many people can a [brainstorming] conversation hold on average, so that everyone is active?
It would be nice to see at least three questions which would demonstrate how person extracts evidence from others’ words, how much time and emotions could they spend if they needed to communicate a point precisely, etc.
I’ll have to sleep on that, actually. Will return tomorrow, presumably with more concrete ideas)
Thanks for the year catch.
I could check their expected price of bitcoin, but that feels like more weight than I want to put on bitcoin- it’s already a little bit overlapping with the S&P question. What I’d like to replace it with is something that 1. will have a definitive answer by next summer, 2. people have enough context to understand the question, and 3. isn’t at obvious.
The questions are not checking for social skills. I am not sure how I’d do that on an online survey that’s going to be self reported, and if you have thoughts about that I’m kind of curious? What percentage of the survey being about social skills would be sufficient? (I’m heavily into meetups and in-person gatherings for LessWrong events, so I might be one of the more receptive audiences for this line of argument!)
I guess I’m looking for questions of this family:
Do you sometimes tell things that are not literally true but help the person you’re talking to in understanding?
On average, do you believe statements by members of rationalist community significantly more (+1.0 bit of evidence or more) than exact same words from non-rationalists?
What is the biggest barrier you face when trying to communicate rational ideas to others? [a) Emotional resistance b) Lack of shared vocabulary c) Time constraints d) Preexisting strong beliefs e) Complexity of ideas f) People disengaging randomly]
Also,
Have you ever intervened on someone’s behalf where the person was failing and would prefer to succeed?
How many people can a [brainstorming] conversation hold on average, so that everyone is active?
It would be nice to see at least three questions which would demonstrate how person extracts evidence from others’ words, how much time and emotions could they spend if they needed to communicate a point precisely, etc.
I’ll have to sleep on that, actually. Will return tomorrow, presumably with more concrete ideas)