I think part of what attracted people about HPMoR is that it showed Harry being successful for distinct, comprehensible, imitable reasons, which people wanted to learn more about, but more of it was a feeling that “this Eliezer guy writes some funny, interesting stuff, I want to check out more of what he’s written.”
Which works :-) But I’m quite interested to know about the experience of those who read MoR, looked at LessWrong and went away never to return. I don’t know if they can even be estimated, let alone counted, surveyed and analysed, but I suspect they’re important—look at the evidence that would refute your hypothesis (in this case, that MoR is good for LW), not just that which confirms it.
I haven’t hypothesized that MoR is good for LW. I haven’t bothered to track the contributions of the people who arrived from MoR, so I don’t have much of a sense of what they’re bringing to the community. I’m just aware that there seem to be a considerable number of members who’ve come here through MoR.
I would be very surprised though, if more karma-positive members are leaving Less Wrong due to MoR than are arriving because of it.
I think part of what attracted people about HPMoR is that it showed Harry being successful for distinct, comprehensible, imitable reasons, which people wanted to learn more about, but more of it was a feeling that “this Eliezer guy writes some funny, interesting stuff, I want to check out more of what he’s written.”
Which works :-) But I’m quite interested to know about the experience of those who read MoR, looked at LessWrong and went away never to return. I don’t know if they can even be estimated, let alone counted, surveyed and analysed, but I suspect they’re important—look at the evidence that would refute your hypothesis (in this case, that MoR is good for LW), not just that which confirms it.
I haven’t hypothesized that MoR is good for LW. I haven’t bothered to track the contributions of the people who arrived from MoR, so I don’t have much of a sense of what they’re bringing to the community. I’m just aware that there seem to be a considerable number of members who’ve come here through MoR.
I would be very surprised though, if more karma-positive members are leaving Less Wrong due to MoR than are arriving because of it.
I didn’t say you did, but many others have.
Edit: I did say “you”. I meant a general “you” (one’s hypothesis), not anything you i particular said. Sorry!