I think it’s plausible that the majority of teen LW readers stay silent, simply because they are more likely to be intimidated by the quality of the discussion, and more likely to think they cannot make a valuable comment.
I wonder if we should have a monthly social thread, where people can ask questions that don’t necessarily advance the state of the art of rationality, or just socialize and talk about their favorite books or music.
I’d like to have a full-on non-meta subreddit and/or subgroup-blog. I don’t understand Eliezer’s concern that this would pollute the quality of the site. Aggressive moderation will work and we can only hope that the site goes mainstream and attracts more eyeballs for the more important things we discuss here.
I wonder if we should have a monthly social thread, where people can ask questions that don’t necessarily advance the state of the art of rationality, or just socialize and talk about their favorite books or music.
I’d like to have a full-on non-meta subreddit and/or subgroup-blog. I don’t understand Eliezer’s concern that this would pollute the quality of the site. Aggressive moderation will work and we can only hope that the site goes mainstream and attracts more eyeballs for the more important things we discuss here.