Many of Eliezer’s papers weren’t published for mainstream academia, and still had large impact.
It’s harder to jump through mainstream academia publishing hoops than to publish directly, and Bostrom’s impact from publishing preprints directly seems to have been larger than people who happen to subscribe to those particular journals.
and Bostrom’s impact from publishing preprints directly seems to have been larger than people who happen to subscribe to those particular journals.
I’m not an expert on philosophy but at least in my own field (math) people are more likely too look at a preprint that is accepted in a major journal than look at a preprint otherwise. This isn’t a strong effect but it is definitely present.
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Many of Eliezer’s papers weren’t published for mainstream academia, and still had large impact.
It’s harder to jump through mainstream academia publishing hoops than to publish directly, and Bostrom’s impact from publishing preprints directly seems to have been larger than people who happen to subscribe to those particular journals.
I’m not an expert on philosophy but at least in my own field (math) people are more likely too look at a preprint that is accepted in a major journal than look at a preprint otherwise. This isn’t a strong effect but it is definitely present.
Agreed.