I think of LessWrong as a place whose primary purpose is and always has been to develop the art of rationality. One issue is that this mission tends to attract a certain kind of person—intelligent, systematizing, deprioritizing social harmony, etc—and that can make it harder for other kinds of people to participate in the development of the art of rationality. But rationality is for everyone, and ideally the art would be equally accessible to all.
This sequence has many good traits, but one of the most distinguishing is that it wholly legible and welcoming to people not of the aforementioned kind. In a world where huge efforts of cooperation will be needed to ensure a good future, I think this trait takes this sequence worthy of being further showcased!
[This is a review for the whole sequence.]
I think of LessWrong as a place whose primary purpose is and always has been to develop the art of rationality. One issue is that this mission tends to attract a certain kind of person—intelligent, systematizing, deprioritizing social harmony, etc—and that can make it harder for other kinds of people to participate in the development of the art of rationality. But rationality is for everyone, and ideally the art would be equally accessible to all.
This sequence has many good traits, but one of the most distinguishing is that it wholly legible and welcoming to people not of the aforementioned kind. In a world where huge efforts of cooperation will be needed to ensure a good future, I think this trait takes this sequence worthy of being further showcased!