Presumably, groups exist that truth-track, for example experts on their area of expertise.
A group of experts will not necessarily truth-track—there are a lot of counterexamples from gender studies to nutrition.
I would probably say that a group which implements its ideas in practice and is exposed to the consequences is likely to truth-track. That’s not LW, but that’s not most of the academia either.
A group of experts will not necessarily truth-track—there are a lot of counterexamples from gender studies to nutrition.
I would probably say that a group which implements its ideas in practice and is exposed to the consequences is likely to truth-track. That’s not LW, but that’s not most of the academia either.
I don’t think LW is perfect; I think LW has the best epistemic hygiene of all communities I’ve encountered and/or participated in.
I think epistemic hygiene is positively correlated with truth.