reading one Eliezer post can quickly turn into eight tabs’ worth of previous posts
I spent a lot of happy afternoons this way last year (didn’t get much done on my quantum problem sets though)
but when it comes to writing a post (or even a comment), I feel like if I don’t have a bunch of references I’m leaving myself open to accusations of “Oh, that point was addressed here, here, and here. Try doing some reading.”
Ah, this I totally get. I think this might be a good function for the welcome thread—you could just leave a comment saying “hi, I’m thinking about writing something about X—is there anything I ought to be reading first?”
Ah, this I totally get. I think this might be a good function for the welcome thread—you could just leave a comment saying “hi, I’m thinking about writing something about X—is there anything I ought to be reading first?”
I imagine that some of this task will be handled by the wiki or the tags assigned to each post.
That being said, I have little problem with someone talking about a topic that was broached seventy times previously as long as it either adds a new perspective or is a decent summary or launching point for people not there during the past discussions.
That being said, having “little problem with” may mean I will not read it because I consider the topic saturated.
I spent a lot of happy afternoons this way last year (didn’t get much done on my quantum problem sets though)
Ah, this I totally get. I think this might be a good function for the welcome thread—you could just leave a comment saying “hi, I’m thinking about writing something about X—is there anything I ought to be reading first?”
I imagine that some of this task will be handled by the wiki or the tags assigned to each post.
That being said, I have little problem with someone talking about a topic that was broached seventy times previously as long as it either adds a new perspective or is a decent summary or launching point for people not there during the past discussions.
That being said, having “little problem with” may mean I will not read it because I consider the topic saturated.