I love LessWrong. I love it for my professional work on alignment (in tandem with AF), and I love it for learning about rationality and the world.
There are problems with LessWrong, but I challenge anyone to name an alternative that’s better.
I think the high standards of civility (dare I say niceness) and rigor are undervalued. Having less pollution from emotionally-focused and deeply flawed arguments is hugely important.
This question has started me thinking about a post titled “the case for LessWrong as a tool for rapid scientific progress”.
The comparison to working in academia for years is night and day different, in favor of LessWrong.
I love LessWrong. I love it for my professional work on alignment (in tandem with AF), and I love it for learning about rationality and the world.
There are problems with LessWrong, but I challenge anyone to name an alternative that’s better.
I think the high standards of civility (dare I say niceness) and rigor are undervalued. Having less pollution from emotionally-focused and deeply flawed arguments is hugely important.
This question has started me thinking about a post titled “the case for LessWrong as a tool for rapid scientific progress”.
The comparison to working in academia for years is night and day different, in favor of LessWrong.
If you’re interested in prior discussion of that, see list of posts tagged “Intellectual Progress via LessWrong”.