Personally, I don’t find these 4 axes to be too much to handle. I don’t necessarily agree that the axes have to be very orthogonal. The point of this system is to promote LW’s desired culture of seeking truth, so it makes sense that the axes are going to have that all in common. The important thing is that each axis should have some significance that is not communicated by any of the other axes- which I feel at least 3 of the 4 axes accomplish (“true” is about whether something is actually true, “clarity” is about how well the thoughts are expressed, regardless of the truth, “seeking” is about demonstrating proper epistemic hygine, (Which overlaps slightly with clarity, but clarity is more about having a line of thought that can be followed, with less emphasis on the quality of the tools of reasoning, while truth-seeking emphasizes using tools that give good results, with less focus on how clear their use is, or the actual resulting thesis).
I’d say I have the hardest time distinguishing “aim” from “truth”, because ultimately something that hits the mark is true, though “misses the point” seems not quite the same as “false”. Actually, now that I think about it, “hits the mark” and “misses the point” don’t really feel complementary to me- ‘hits the mark’ is basically about agreement, while ‘misses the point’ seems to be more about how well the thoughts in a comment understand and relate to the conversation it is a part of.
I would maybe suggest trying to adjust “hits the mark” to also be on this axis- highlighting not just truth, but relating to the broader context of the conversation in a good way.
Personally, I don’t find these 4 axes to be too much to handle. I don’t necessarily agree that the axes have to be very orthogonal. The point of this system is to promote LW’s desired culture of seeking truth, so it makes sense that the axes are going to have that all in common. The important thing is that each axis should have some significance that is not communicated by any of the other axes- which I feel at least 3 of the 4 axes accomplish (“true” is about whether something is actually true, “clarity” is about how well the thoughts are expressed, regardless of the truth, “seeking” is about demonstrating proper epistemic hygine, (Which overlaps slightly with clarity, but clarity is more about having a line of thought that can be followed, with less emphasis on the quality of the tools of reasoning, while truth-seeking emphasizes using tools that give good results, with less focus on how clear their use is, or the actual resulting thesis).
I’d say I have the hardest time distinguishing “aim” from “truth”, because ultimately something that hits the mark is true, though “misses the point” seems not quite the same as “false”. Actually, now that I think about it, “hits the mark” and “misses the point” don’t really feel complementary to me- ‘hits the mark’ is basically about agreement, while ‘misses the point’ seems to be more about how well the thoughts in a comment understand and relate to the conversation it is a part of.
I would maybe suggest trying to adjust “hits the mark” to also be on this axis- highlighting not just truth, but relating to the broader context of the conversation in a good way.