That said, It also appears to me that Eliezer is probably not the most careful reasoner, and appears indeed often (perhaps egregiously) overconfident.
That doesn’t mean one should begrudge people finding value in the sequences although it is certainly not ideal if people take them as mantras rather than useful pointers and explainers for basic things (I didn’t read them, so might have an incorrect view here). There does appear to be some tendency to just link to some point made in the sequences as some airtight thing, although I haven’t found it too pervasive recently.
That said, It also appears to me that Eliezer is probably not the most careful reasoner, and appears indeed often (perhaps egregiously) overconfident. That doesn’t mean one should begrudge people finding value in the sequences although it is certainly not ideal if people take them as mantras rather than useful pointers and explainers for basic things (I didn’t read them, so might have an incorrect view here). There does appear to be some tendency to just link to some point made in the sequences as some airtight thing, although I haven’t found it too pervasive recently.