I agree. I would buy a lesswrong shirt or even one with the SIAI logo. I would prefer if the shirts were sold on/linked from the SIAI website though, so that lesswrong doesn’t seem/become commercial.
I agree. I would buy a lesswrong shirt or even one with the SIAI logo. I would prefer if the shirts were sold on/linked from the SIAI website though, so that lesswrong doesn’t seem/become commercial.
I have this bizarre preference that SIAI stuff be sold on the SIAI website and lesswrong stuff be sold on the lesswrong website so that the two maintain a healthy distance!
That makes sense (and is clearly a more popular opinion). What I was imagining didn’t seem much better along that dimension though. With the proceeds going to SIAI, and with a spot on lesswrong selling the items, it could be argued that “a healthy distance” isn’t being maintained. I’m having trouble verbalizing what seems wrong with that, and I don’t think it would be that big a deal, but it seems like in that case lesswrong just becomes a site that draws you in to sell you stuff for SIAI.
With the proceeds going to SIAI, and with a spot on lesswrong selling the items, it could be argued that “a healthy distance” isn’t being maintained. I’m having trouble verbalizing what seems wrong with that, and I don’t think it would be that big a deal, but it seems like in that case lesswrong just becomes a site that draws you in to sell you stuff for SIAI.
I can see that point. Using the small change from lesswrong products to fund lesswrong related things seems more appropriate.
LW-ers are geeks.
Geeks like t-shirts with funny sayings or obscure references. Double win if it’s obscurely funny!
(Yay signalling!)
It’s super-easy to print out shirts on cafe press or wherever.
LWians will buy the shirt/mug/pin-up calendar of top contributers.
Proceeds can go to SIAI or wherever. (or to me. That works too.)
Yay fundraising!
Now that would be hard to explain to houseguests.
How about “Witty t-shirts: Never as cool as you think”?
“I’m wearing this t-shirt for the signalling.”
I think I might actually buy a shirt that said that.
You really think so? Fortunately, we can test that belief experimentally.
Belief tested, willingness to buy confirmed.
I agree. I would buy a lesswrong shirt or even one with the SIAI logo. I would prefer if the shirts were sold on/linked from the SIAI website though, so that lesswrong doesn’t seem/become commercial.
I have this bizarre preference that SIAI stuff be sold on the SIAI website and lesswrong stuff be sold on the lesswrong website so that the two maintain a healthy distance!
That makes sense (and is clearly a more popular opinion). What I was imagining didn’t seem much better along that dimension though. With the proceeds going to SIAI, and with a spot on lesswrong selling the items, it could be argued that “a healthy distance” isn’t being maintained. I’m having trouble verbalizing what seems wrong with that, and I don’t think it would be that big a deal, but it seems like in that case lesswrong just becomes a site that draws you in to sell you stuff for SIAI.
I can see that point. Using the small change from lesswrong products to fund lesswrong related things seems more appropriate.
I agree completely.
SIAI shirts and stuff on Zazzle.
Shirt slogan: Replace the symbol with the substance.