Perhaps the community to ask on mostly doesn’t depend on the expertise of the denizens, but your ability to get a response. If so, it matters more whether your question is something that will “hook” the people there, which depends more on the specific topic of the question than on the knowledge required to answer it. For example, if it were about the physics of AI, you’d be likely to get an answer on LessWrong. If it’s about academic physics, reddit might be better. If you are using it to write fanfiction, just ask on a fanfiction forum.
It matters quite a bit how hypothetical the scenario is. For example, is it a situation that is actually physically impossible? Does it likely have a specific concrete answer even if you (or anyone) knows it, or will it end up being a matter of interpretation? Would a satisfying answer to the question advance the field of physics or any other field?
Anyway, another option is Twitter. Personally, I’d ask on LessWrong, PhysicsOverflow, or Reddit.
Yes, your 1st point makes sense. I take it that since it’s somewhat difficult to accurately predict whether the question will hook those people, an umbrella approach where I post in many media is the most rational 1?
My scenario is really hypothetical. I forgot to mention xkcd What if? as an option in my list in the OP, but yeah, it will fit very nicely and frankly I think my question belongs there. But unfortunately, it seems that xkcd has stopped answering What if queries, because his latest entry is 2017 or so.
Perhaps the community to ask on mostly doesn’t depend on the expertise of the denizens, but your ability to get a response. If so, it matters more whether your question is something that will “hook” the people there, which depends more on the specific topic of the question than on the knowledge required to answer it. For example, if it were about the physics of AI, you’d be likely to get an answer on LessWrong. If it’s about academic physics, reddit might be better. If you are using it to write fanfiction, just ask on a fanfiction forum.
It matters quite a bit how hypothetical the scenario is. For example, is it a situation that is actually physically impossible? Does it likely have a specific concrete answer even if you (or anyone) knows it, or will it end up being a matter of interpretation? Would a satisfying answer to the question advance the field of physics or any other field?
Anyway, another option is Twitter. Personally, I’d ask on LessWrong, PhysicsOverflow, or Reddit.
Yes, your 1st point makes sense. I take it that since it’s somewhat difficult to accurately predict whether the question will hook those people, an umbrella approach where I post in many media is the most rational 1?
My scenario is really hypothetical. I forgot to mention xkcd What if? as an option in my list in the OP, but yeah, it will fit very nicely and frankly I think my question belongs there. But unfortunately, it seems that xkcd has stopped answering What if queries, because his latest entry is 2017 or so.