Well, my original post started out with one thesis that morphed into another by the time I finished writing it. At this point, with what I’ve learned in dialogue with other users, is that, of course I can’t change Less Wrong. I didn’t want to in the first place, anyhow. However, what’s going on is that Less Wrong was my impetus in generating a conundrum I may now mitigate, and I thought I’d return to Less Wrong to ask for its advice on handling the issue. This makes sense all the more because the community can share with me their maybe similar impressions, or experiences, because the community is made of people.
In this regard, this is how I should have thought from the beginning. What others I know personally think of Less Wrong is a feature, but not the source, of my problem.
So you got pattern-matched to something you’re not. And? That’s very common and will NOT be fixed by any changes in LW.
That still is not something that can be fixed by LW changing.
Also, LW is a global forum. You should expect that a community local to one city will find many strange things in a global forum.
Well, my original post started out with one thesis that morphed into another by the time I finished writing it. At this point, with what I’ve learned in dialogue with other users, is that, of course I can’t change Less Wrong. I didn’t want to in the first place, anyhow. However, what’s going on is that Less Wrong was my impetus in generating a conundrum I may now mitigate, and I thought I’d return to Less Wrong to ask for its advice on handling the issue. This makes sense all the more because the community can share with me their maybe similar impressions, or experiences, because the community is made of people.
In this regard, this is how I should have thought from the beginning. What others I know personally think of Less Wrong is a feature, but not the source, of my problem.