Of course, I’m not actually in a position to give anyone “permission” on such matters. What I remember saying was that “As far as I can tell I am the only one penalized by not including citations, so hopefully you’ll do just fine. I’d rather see the post written than have it be delayed a month or never happen due to an expectation for citations.” Eliezer rarely gave citations, and people seemed to like his posts just fine. And if LW writers begin to think they need to have a lukeprog quantity of citations, then every LW writer will procrastinate on posts until the Singularity happens.
Anyway, thanks for writing this post. I wish I could afford an Aeron. I may get the Furinno.
Of course, I’m not actually in a position to give anyone “permission” on such matters. What I remember saying was that “As far as I can tell I am the only one penalized by not including citations, so hopefully you’ll do just fine. I’d rather see the post written than have it be delayed a month or never happen due to an expectation for citations.” Eliezer rarely gave citations, and people seemed to like his posts just fine. And if LW writers begin to think they need to have a lukeprog quantity of citations, then every LW writer will procrastinate on posts until the Singularity happens.
Anyway, thanks for writing this post. I wish I could afford an Aeron. I may get the Furinno.