Is it officially “LessWrong” now? Or is it still “Less Wrong”? Does it matter?
I feel like “LessWrong” is more streamlined and futuristic. It’s solid at its center of gravity, like a noun, whereas “Less Wrong” feels inelegant as an object in a sentence (try saying “I read posts on Less Wrong” out loud with equal emphasis on the last two words). But Less Wrong seems to be the name the founders intended. Is it left that way in the Sequences just for historical purposes?
I get the impression of a gradual shift, endorsed but natural, towards “LessWrong”.[1] I think this is the kind of incremental rebranding that non-stagnant organizations undergo naturally.[2] Some people react badly to rebrands (if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it), but they’re a sign of life.
Organization, as in, the abstract, intangible hub around which the members orbit, which presents itself to the world through a brand, a self-described purpose, an archetype of the person who is a member, etc. It can be a company, a school, a religious group, a collaborative world-building project...
Is it officially “LessWrong” now? Or is it still “Less Wrong”? Does it matter?
I feel like “LessWrong” is more streamlined and futuristic. It’s solid at its center of gravity, like a noun, whereas “Less Wrong” feels inelegant as an object in a sentence (try saying “I read posts on Less Wrong” out loud with equal emphasis on the last two words). But Less Wrong seems to be the name the founders intended. Is it left that way in the Sequences just for historical purposes?
I get the impression of a gradual shift, endorsed but natural, towards “LessWrong”.[1] I think this is the kind of incremental rebranding that non-stagnant organizations undergo naturally.[2] Some people react badly to rebrands (if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it), but they’re a sign of life.
e.g. the titles of the welcome posts.
Organization, as in, the abstract, intangible hub around which the members orbit, which presents itself to the world through a brand, a self-described purpose, an archetype of the person who is a member, etc. It can be a company, a school, a religious group, a collaborative world-building project...
Our intention since 2017 has been to rebrand to a single name, rather than two words.
I didn’t use a space back in 2015, but Eliezer did use the version with a space in 2009. So I think this rebrand happened a long time ago.
Scott Alexander uses “Best of Less Wrong” multiple times in a link thread from late April (one time to refer to a post where “LessWrong” is used right at the beginning). Old habits? (To be fair, the Best of Less Wrong page looks kinda like it says “Less Wrong” even though there isn’t a space there.)