[OK, 2 comments on a short shortform is probably excessive. sorry. ]
This is a failure mode of LessWrong.
No, this is a failure mode of your posting strategy. You should WANT some posts to get downvoted to hell, in order to better understand the limits of this group’s ability to rationally discuss some topics. Think of cases where you are the local-context-contrarian as bounds on the level of credence to give to the site.
[OK, 2 comments on a short shortform is probably excessive. sorry. ]
No, this is a failure mode of your posting strategy. You should WANT some posts to get downvoted to hell, in order to better understand the limits of this group’s ability to rationally discuss some topics. Think of cases where you are the local-context-contrarian as bounds on the level of credence to give to the site.
Stay alert. Trust no one. Keep your laser handy.