I’m relatively new here, so I have trouble seeing the same kinds of problems you do.
However, I can say that LessWrong does help me remember to apply the principles of rationality I’ve been trying to learn.
I’d also like to add that—much like writing a novel—the first draft rarely addresses all of the possible faults. LessWrong is one of (if not the first) community blogs devoted to “refining the art of human rationality.” Of course we’re going to get some things wrong.
What I really admire about this site, though, is that contrarian viewpoints end up being some of the most highly upvoted—people admire and discourse with dissenters here. So if you truly believe that LessWrong isn’t the best use of your time, then I wish you the best with whatever efforts you pursue. But I think if you wrote a bit more on this subject and found a way to add it to the sequences, everyone would only thank you.
I’m relatively new here, so I have trouble seeing the same kinds of problems you do.
However, I can say that LessWrong does help me remember to apply the principles of rationality I’ve been trying to learn.
I’d also like to add that—much like writing a novel—the first draft rarely addresses all of the possible faults. LessWrong is one of (if not the first) community blogs devoted to “refining the art of human rationality.” Of course we’re going to get some things wrong.
What I really admire about this site, though, is that contrarian viewpoints end up being some of the most highly upvoted—people admire and discourse with dissenters here. So if you truly believe that LessWrong isn’t the best use of your time, then I wish you the best with whatever efforts you pursue. But I think if you wrote a bit more on this subject and found a way to add it to the sequences, everyone would only thank you.
There’s need for a rationality community. It just seems to me and with regard to certain issues that this one is a stick in the mud :\
Maybe a wiki would be a better structure than a communal blog.