Because only MoR is addictive enough to keep people reading and fannishly discussing it. There have been attempts to read/blog through many relevant texts like Jaynes or Dennett’s Freedom Evolves, but inevitably, people lack the Conscientiousness to finish them. (There is a lesson here for academics: propaganda works.)
Perhaps MoR is addictive while other works are … drier. So? What about the students who have to finish texts whether they like it or not because they are in an academic setting? What about the people that don’t mind dry reading, as long as it is intellectual?
I’m just saying that there should be an opportunity to do it, at least.
I analyze scientific papers in journal clubs with other scientists. I enjoy it, because in the end you’re gonna have a good discussion anyway.
I wish Lesswrong had an online book discussion section. How come we only analyze HPMoR in depth?
Because only MoR is addictive enough to keep people reading and fannishly discussing it. There have been attempts to read/blog through many relevant texts like Jaynes or Dennett’s Freedom Evolves, but inevitably, people lack the Conscientiousness to finish them. (There is a lesson here for academics: propaganda works.)
Perhaps MoR is addictive while other works are … drier. So? What about the students who have to finish texts whether they like it or not because they are in an academic setting? What about the people that don’t mind dry reading, as long as it is intellectual? I’m just saying that there should be an opportunity to do it, at least. I analyze scientific papers in journal clubs with other scientists. I enjoy it, because in the end you’re gonna have a good discussion anyway.
So‽
/looks around, sees no grades depending on people reading Jaynes & not quietly procrastinating on reading Jaynes
Rara avis, indeed. Apparently there aren’t many of you on LW, or else all the past attempts would do better...
Synchronous discussions in person are quite different from asynchronous online attempts to do so.