LessWrong’s voting system might bury content which would otherwise make rationalists aware of inconsistencies, but it may also bury content which would otherwise convince rationalists to disregard flagged inconsistencies. I suspect that the voting system does more good than bad for group epistemics, but I think evidence is necessary to defend strong claims for either position.
Every group of people will have some features in common with the prototypical cult. I don’t think it’s useful to refer to rationalism as a cult because I doubt that it has enough cultish features. For example: there is no authoritarian leader, restrictions are not imposed on rationalists’ contact with family and friends, etc.
LessWrong’s voting system might bury content which would otherwise make rationalists aware of inconsistencies, but it may also bury content which would otherwise convince rationalists to disregard flagged inconsistencies. I suspect that the voting system does more good than bad for group epistemics, but I think evidence is necessary to defend strong claims for either position.
Every group of people will have some features in common with the prototypical cult. I don’t think it’s useful to refer to rationalism as a cult because I doubt that it has enough cultish features. For example: there is no authoritarian leader, restrictions are not imposed on rationalists’ contact with family and friends, etc.