It’s unlikely that by pure chance we are currently writing the correct number of LW posts.
So, the number of LW posts is determined by the balance of multiple forces. That suggests to me it isn’t well described by ‘pure chance,’ and we’re better off focusing on how to shift those forces than just observing that the current point isn’t optimal.
That said, I’m glad this post exists, because it looks like it raises the perceived reward and lowers the perceived cost of posting to LW.
(My current draft is in editing mode; we’ll see how long it takes til I’m happy with it, but my hope is not too long.)
So, the number of LW posts is determined by the balance of multiple forces. That suggests to me it isn’t well described by ‘pure chance,’ and we’re better off focusing on how to shift those forces than just observing that the current point isn’t optimal.
That said, I’m glad this post exists, because it looks like it raises the perceived reward and lowers the perceived cost of posting to LW.
(My current draft is in editing mode; we’ll see how long it takes til I’m happy with it, but my hope is not too long.)