I’m not sure that’s the case. I read most of the sequences before posting here, and I’m aware of at least two people personally who’ve started reading the sequences fairly recently. And I know a third person who refuses to read anything linked to on LW because she’s heard that “LW’s archives are addictive like TVtropes on crack” which suggests that to at least some people the Sequences are interesting enough to read. I’m more inclined to wonder a) are they having an impact? And b) how do you get people like Sam who are clearly intelligent and educated to read them or to improve their rationality by some other means?
That’s encouraging! Doubtless there’s much more we can do to make it easier for people to get into this sort of thing, but I’ll adjust my estimate of how well we’re doing right now upwards—thanks!
I’m not sure that’s the case. I read most of the sequences before posting here, and I’m aware of at least two people personally who’ve started reading the sequences fairly recently. And I know a third person who refuses to read anything linked to on LW because she’s heard that “LW’s archives are addictive like TVtropes on crack” which suggests that to at least some people the Sequences are interesting enough to read. I’m more inclined to wonder a) are they having an impact? And b) how do you get people like Sam who are clearly intelligent and educated to read them or to improve their rationality by some other means?
That’s encouraging! Doubtless there’s much more we can do to make it easier for people to get into this sort of thing, but I’ll adjust my estimate of how well we’re doing right now upwards—thanks!