This points out something true and important that is often not noticed, and definitely is under-considered. That seems very good. The question I ask is, did this cause other people to realize this effect exists, and to remember to notice and think about it more? I don’t know either way.
If so, it’s an important post, and I’d be at moderately excited to include it.
If not, it’s not worth the space.
I’m guessing this post could be improved/sharpened relatively easily, if it did get included—it’s good, and there’s nothing wrong exactly, but feels like it could use some tinkering.
The nominations cite different places than where I would be excited, which is a sign the post is indeed doing work, but I find it interesting that the most remembered takeaway is something like “if people ignore the incentives the incentives don’t agree to ignore you,” and the implication that this is a ‘why we all can’t ignore the incentives’ which I think is misplaced but mostly a distinct argument?
Note the idea would have come up anyway; this is a pretty core belief of mine, and I believe I was the one to bring it up on the academia post (after which someone linked this post).
Well, to be more accurate, I actually believe a stronger claim than the one in this post, that focuses on imitation as the mechanism for unconscious incentive-following. (Though it looks like comments later made this connection, under the title “cultural learning”.)
(I still think this is a good post and will be voting for inclusion; just wanted to clarify impact)
This points out something true and important that is often not noticed, and definitely is under-considered. That seems very good. The question I ask is, did this cause other people to realize this effect exists, and to remember to notice and think about it more? I don’t know either way.
If so, it’s an important post, and I’d be at moderately excited to include it.
If not, it’s not worth the space.
I’m guessing this post could be improved/sharpened relatively easily, if it did get included—it’s good, and there’s nothing wrong exactly, but feels like it could use some tinkering.
The nominations cite different places than where I would be excited, which is a sign the post is indeed doing work, but I find it interesting that the most remembered takeaway is something like “if people ignore the incentives the incentives don’t agree to ignore you,” and the implication that this is a ‘why we all can’t ignore the incentives’ which I think is misplaced but mostly a distinct argument?
FYI this post came up in discussions of It’s Not The Incentives, It’s You (as something that might be the main driver for “what’s up with Academia?”)
Note the idea would have come up anyway; this is a pretty core belief of mine, and I believe I was the one to bring it up on the academia post (after which someone linked this post).
Well, to be more accurate, I actually believe a stronger claim than the one in this post, that focuses on imitation as the mechanism for unconscious incentive-following. (Though it looks like comments later made this connection, under the title “cultural learning”.)
(I still think this is a good post and will be voting for inclusion; just wanted to clarify impact)