I agree—“Brown Note” and “Berzerk Button” were unneeded. I’d rather we didn’t assume any cultural baggage in readers of LessWrong. Using those words is like a sign saying “If you don’t know what this means, you’re not hip!”. Which is especially bad because it’s not true—understanging TVTropes slang is not considered a prerequisite for reading LessWrong.
I agree—“Brown Note” and “Berzerk Button” were unneeded. I’d rather we didn’t assume any cultural baggage in readers of LessWrong. Using those words is like a sign saying “If you don’t know what this means, you’re not hip!”. Which is especially bad because it’s not true—understanging TVTropes slang is not considered a prerequisite for reading LessWrong.