Your comment made me upvote. I think LW is exactly the right place for this sort of writing. It’s got error corrections, empiricism, high epistemic standards, ontological bucketing, a willingness to admit when one is wrong, and maps.
Why not? It’s someone empirically investigating their beliefs and how well their terminology cuts reality at the joints, doesn’t get much more rationalist than that. Not every post has to be at the highest level of rigor or about topics of the gravest importance(especially since it’s currently a ‘personal blog post’, not frontpage)
While investigative posts, especially ones where someone updated during the investigation, are good, I think there wasn’t enough content in there. But on reflection, I think my initial comment was wrong. For one, shortform would be a good place for this. For another, part of my intent with the initial comment was “whilst this is not what I read the front page for, it was pretty good.”
I didn’t upvote because I don’t think LW is the right place for this sort of content. That said, this was hilarious and I’m glad you wrote it.
Your comment made me upvote. I think LW is exactly the right place for this sort of writing. It’s got error corrections, empiricism, high epistemic standards, ontological bucketing, a willingness to admit when one is wrong, and maps.
Why not? It’s someone empirically investigating their beliefs and how well their terminology cuts reality at the joints, doesn’t get much more rationalist than that. Not every post has to be at the highest level of rigor or about topics of the gravest importance(especially since it’s currently a ‘personal blog post’, not frontpage)
While investigative posts, especially ones where someone updated during the investigation, are good, I think there wasn’t enough content in there. But on reflection, I think my initial comment was wrong. For one, shortform would be a good place for this. For another, part of my intent with the initial comment was “whilst this is not what I read the front page for, it was pretty good.”