I think it’s a norm if you’re bidding for specific attention, yeah. Like, you should either do more work to figure out a smaller set of people who you want to bid for attention from, or else at least say that you haven’t done that work.
Honestly I don’t know how to narrow it down since I’m mostly asking for help from strangers in EA/rat circles and I don’t know in advance who actually has time/energy/interest for this right now. Maybe I can make some guesses but it would’ve made my mailing list much smaller without much gain.
I have spoken to people in EA/rationality who are close to me but this hasn’t fixed my problems yet. It’s easier to be more blunt when anonymous and talking to strangers.
I think it’s a norm if you’re bidding for specific attention, yeah. Like, you should either do more work to figure out a smaller set of people who you want to bid for attention from, or else at least say that you haven’t done that work.
Thanks. Will keep in mind next time.
Honestly I don’t know how to narrow it down since I’m mostly asking for help from strangers in EA/rat circles and I don’t know in advance who actually has time/energy/interest for this right now. Maybe I can make some guesses but it would’ve made my mailing list much smaller without much gain.
I have spoken to people in EA/rationality who are close to me but this hasn’t fixed my problems yet. It’s easier to be more blunt when anonymous and talking to strangers.