would like to be Lesswrong be more exclusionary too
Exclusionary of what? That’s a rather important question. I suspect that many exclusionists have something particular they want to exclude.
I wanted to see a more natural account—an interview style approach of questioning
Well, do it yourself. Contact gwern, see if he is amenable to an interview, ask him your questions. He’s a real person who hangs around here on occasion, not a mystical figure in a far-away land.
Great suggestion! didn’t think of that, and now I plan to.
edit 1: forgot to answer your question. Hmm, that’s an interesting thought. My exclusionary preferences come from an exclusion of that which I can’t get useful further information of, compared to alternatives. In this example, it’s easier for me to trace by the etymology a term like ‘tardive dyskinesia’, and how it has disseminated through medical literature through to use in a community blog like this. Furthermore, I can burden myself with less synonyms for the same term—AFAIK, there are no consise synonyms for tardive dyskinesia. I cannot, however, readily trace where death spiral comes from, without having to ask further questions. There are are a myriad of more concise synonyms too.
On second thought, this comparison is unfair and suggests my reasoning is motivated. Tardive dyskinesia isn’t exactly a word in common usage. I’m not sure if my point still stands since I suspect I’m reasoning emotionally, but am not motivated enough to challenge that further at this point.
Exclusionary of what? That’s a rather important question. I suspect that many exclusionists have something particular they want to exclude.
Well, do it yourself. Contact gwern, see if he is amenable to an interview, ask him your questions. He’s a real person who hangs around here on occasion, not a mystical figure in a far-away land.
Great suggestion! didn’t think of that, and now I plan to.
edit 1: forgot to answer your question. Hmm, that’s an interesting thought. My exclusionary preferences come from an exclusion of that which I can’t get useful further information of, compared to alternatives. In this example, it’s easier for me to trace by the etymology a term like ‘tardive dyskinesia’, and how it has disseminated through medical literature through to use in a community blog like this. Furthermore, I can burden myself with less synonyms for the same term—AFAIK, there are no consise synonyms for tardive dyskinesia. I cannot, however, readily trace where death spiral comes from, without having to ask further questions. There are are a myriad of more concise synonyms too.
On second thought, this comparison is unfair and suggests my reasoning is motivated. Tardive dyskinesia isn’t exactly a word in common usage. I’m not sure if my point still stands since I suspect I’m reasoning emotionally, but am not motivated enough to challenge that further at this point.