But if it’s going to be free and ad-free, who will pay for it? Donors who think it valuable for such a thing to exist, presumably, but unlike LW, EA, and the AI Alignment forums, LW-but-for-dating would not be an institution aiming at saving the world.
A platform for LessWrongians and others to bond and share meaningful and emotional experiences, exactly!
Thanks for the feedback. I get your concern about funding. But I have experience building websites and have access to hosting servers up to a reasonable amount of users (500, maybe much more). So, funding is not an issue up to that point. In other words, usage would precede funding. This is important to grasp the distinction. Of course, the “impact” that this project is aiming at is not on the same scale as other LW / EA projects, but so is the cost / required funding. I’d love to get your thoughts on that.
Like LessWrong, but for
datingrelationships?But if it’s going to be free and ad-free, who will pay for it? Donors who think it valuable for such a thing to exist, presumably, but unlike LW, EA, and the AI Alignment forums, LW-but-for-dating would not be an institution aiming at saving the world.
A platform for LessWrongians and others to bond and share meaningful and emotional experiences, exactly!
Thanks for the feedback. I get your concern about funding. But I have experience building websites and have access to hosting servers up to a reasonable amount of users (500, maybe much more). So, funding is not an issue up to that point. In other words, usage would precede funding. This is important to grasp the distinction. Of course, the “impact” that this project is aiming at is not on the same scale as other LW / EA projects, but so is the cost / required funding. I’d love to get your thoughts on that.