I originally skimmed the first two paragraphs, failed to see stuff I expected to learn from, and moved on. Largely because the content looked fairly general and familiar. Don’t take offense, but it looked like a bland opinion article for a position I already agreed with. I just scanned back through more carefully since I saw your comment asking for responses, and it still looks like that to me.
Try adding personal anecdotes of occasions that point to principles that surprised you and so might surprise us, links to the research literature, or specific practical suggestions for forming better beliefs. Or, if you think posts are ignoring this point, quote from specific posts or comments that you think get this wrong; debates add interest.
Another thing you might try is asking for comments that help with some specific question that’s bothering you. My post on how not to get caught by consistency pressures got no comments except “nice”, basically, until I added a comment that specifically asked for the kinds of comments I was looking for. And then it got fifty-some comments; telling people what I needed help with may have given people an entry point for useful conversation.
I originally skimmed the first two paragraphs, failed to see stuff I expected to learn from, and moved on. Largely because the content looked fairly general and familiar. Don’t take offense, but it looked like a bland opinion article for a position I already agreed with. I just scanned back through more carefully since I saw your comment asking for responses, and it still looks like that to me.
Try adding personal anecdotes of occasions that point to principles that surprised you and so might surprise us, links to the research literature, or specific practical suggestions for forming better beliefs. Or, if you think posts are ignoring this point, quote from specific posts or comments that you think get this wrong; debates add interest.
Another thing you might try is asking for comments that help with some specific question that’s bothering you. My post on how not to get caught by consistency pressures got no comments except “nice”, basically, until I added a comment that specifically asked for the kinds of comments I was looking for. And then it got fifty-some comments; telling people what I needed help with may have given people an entry point for useful conversation.