I am not convinced that the rationality level has perceptibly increased over the years, judging from the comment threads then and now
My estimation is a decrease, mostly due to dilution of the seed polulation from Eliezer-era OvercomingBias. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Remaining a bastion of the already reasonably rational wouldn’t have made lesswrong particularly useful. I’m willing to put up with a somewhat lower standard if it benefits others.
My estimation is a decrease, mostly due to dilution of the seed polulation from Eliezer-era OvercomingBias. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Remaining a bastion of the already reasonably rational wouldn’t have made lesswrong particularly useful. I’m willing to put up with a somewhat lower standard if it benefits others.
My impression is that the level went up and then down:
OB-era comment threads were bad.
During the first year of LW the posts were good.
Nowadays the posts are bad again.