I know its a bit late to respond but your comment had me thinking for a bit.
The typical academic writing style has certain specialized purposes, in the hands of experts, that Eliezer would almost certainly not have shared, or realized, when starting this forum.
‘Stuffiness’ may even be a desired attribute.
Though I do agree Eliezer seems to have an antipathy towards it and seemed to intentionally write in the opposite tone at the beginning. Although it was advantageous for attracting a wider audience this had the disadvantage of adding some unfortunate, even suspicious, undertones for an experienced and careful reader.
Then again due to the constrained nature of online communication it’s easy to suspect an ulterior purpose behind anything unusual one encounters.
I know its a bit late to respond but your comment had me thinking for a bit.
The typical academic writing style has certain specialized purposes, in the hands of experts, that Eliezer would almost certainly not have shared, or realized, when starting this forum.
‘Stuffiness’ may even be a desired attribute.
Though I do agree Eliezer seems to have an antipathy towards it and seemed to intentionally write in the opposite tone at the beginning. Although it was advantageous for attracting a wider audience this had the disadvantage of adding some unfortunate, even suspicious, undertones for an experienced and careful reader.
Then again due to the constrained nature of online communication it’s easy to suspect an ulterior purpose behind anything unusual one encounters.