People subscribing to Eliezer’s comments is what you would expect if they were cultists that wanted to make sure they don’t miss a word from Mr. cult leader!
I think LW is not a cult, but please don’t make bad arguments for why LW is not a cult.
Agreed, I think there is a little bit of a personality-cult effect. I don’t think it’s the main contributor though, and you have to consider that EY has a better incentive than most of us to carefully proofread his comments before submitting them. Plus, he’s been on the site for longer.
People subscribing to Eliezer’s comments is what you would expect if they were cultists that wanted to make sure they don’t miss a word from Mr. cult leader!
I think LW is not a cult, but please don’t make bad arguments for why LW is not a cult.
Agreed, I think there is a little bit of a personality-cult effect. I don’t think it’s the main contributor though, and you have to consider that EY has a better incentive than most of us to carefully proofread his comments before submitting them. Plus, he’s been on the site for longer.