I think SSC is less off putting for a wider audience because it’s less weird. It still repulses its fair share of folks, but in my estimation there’s less false negatives there: the people repulsed are the people least likely to click with rationalist ideas, whereas I know folks who are fans of SSC who bounce off LW for cultural reasons that have nothing to do with the core ideas.
I think SSC is less off putting for a wider audience because it’s less weird. It still repulses its fair share of folks, but in my estimation there’s less false negatives there: the people repulsed are the people least likely to click with rationalist ideas, whereas I know folks who are fans of SSC who bounce off LW for cultural reasons that have nothing to do with the core ideas.