Mod note: This is an edge-case of “frontpage or no?”. We have a somewhat tricky stance on posts that are giving money to straightforward intellectual labor of a type we generally encourage on LessWrong.
The difference between these and “Job announcement” type posts is something like “how much does it feel like the post is Out To Get You, or slips LW to a world that feels more Out To Get You?”. When we imagine people showing up to see a bunch of job ads, it feels like LinkedIn, whereas if a new user sees a frontpage with like 1 bounty for an intellectual problem, it still feels more like an intellectual space.
Mod note: This is an edge-case of “frontpage or no?”. We have a somewhat tricky stance on posts that are giving money to straightforward intellectual labor of a type we generally encourage on LessWrong.
The difference between these and “Job announcement” type posts is something like “how much does it feel like the post is Out To Get You, or slips LW to a world that feels more Out To Get You?”. When we imagine people showing up to see a bunch of job ads, it feels like LinkedIn, whereas if a new user sees a frontpage with like 1 bounty for an intellectual problem, it still feels more like an intellectual space.