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| − | I think the way that voting and crossposting work on [[LessWrong]] and the [[Alignment Forum]] significantly reduces the number of stupid or ballsy questions people can ask. I [https://www.greaterwrong.com/posts/5syG88rmW5iD9kTM5/is-it-harder-to-become-a-miri-mathematician-in-2019-compared like] [https://www.greaterwrong.com/posts/9YwNXt7ANyMqTu6Ky/degree-of-duplication-and-coordination-in-projects-that asking] [https://eaforum.issarice.com/posts/tDk57GhrdK54TWzPY/i-m-buck-shlegeris-i-do-research-and-outreach-at-miri-ama these] [https://eaforum.issarice.com/posts/an9GrNXrdMwBJpHeC/long-term-future-fund-august-2019-grant-recommendations-1#AkWpKT5dF7SDQHMD3 questions], but I feel like there's a ton of work involved in making these publicly acceptable. | + | I think the way that voting and crossposting work on [[LessWrong]] and the [[Alignment Forum]] significantly reduces the number of stupid or ballsy questions people can ask. I [https://www.greaterwrong.com/posts/5syG88rmW5iD9kTM5/is-it-harder-to-become-a-miri-mathematician-in-2019-compared like] [https://www.greaterwrong.com/posts/9YwNXt7ANyMqTu6Ky/degree-of-duplication-and-coordination-in-projects-that asking] [https://eaforum.issarice.com/posts/tDk57GhrdK54TWzPY/i-m-buck-shlegeris-i-do-research-and-outreach-at-miri-ama these] [https://eaforum.issarice.com/posts/an9GrNXrdMwBJpHeC/long-term-future-fund-august-2019-grant-recommendations-1#AkWpKT5dF7SDQHMD3 questions], but I feel like there's a ton of work involved in making these publicly acceptable. If I have 50 such questions (I'm sure I've written down at least 50 questions like this), I'm only posting like 5 of them on the internet, because it takes a lot of mental energy to simulate people's reactions, making it palatable would-be-downvoters, etc. |
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Revision as of 21:11, 18 May 2020
(this page assumes that asking stupid or ballsy questions is important for learning/making intellectual progress)
I think the way that voting and crossposting work on LessWrong and the Alignment Forum significantly reduces the number of stupid or ballsy questions people can ask. I like asking these questions, but I feel like there's a ton of work involved in making these publicly acceptable. If I have 50 such questions (I'm sure I've written down at least 50 questions like this), I'm only posting like 5 of them on the internet, because it takes a lot of mental energy to simulate people's reactions, making it palatable would-be-downvoters, etc.
