Interestingly, although reading the Sequences and other LW articles significantly affected my thinking style and general outlook over time, I’ve probably learned as much if not more from participating—writing posts and comments, and receiving feedback.
...which feels strange to say, because I was skeptical in the beginning of the whole transition of Overcoming Bias into LW. For one thing, I didn’t like the idea of having to “move”. And I was highly suspicious of the karma system, because I was afraid of having my status numerically measured. I had been perfectly content to sit back and passively read Hanson and Yudkowsky posts, skim the comments, and only rarely chime in with a comment of my own when I thought it was particularly important.
But now, I think the interactive, community aspect of LW is probably its greatest feature.
Interestingly, although reading the Sequences and other LW articles significantly affected my thinking style and general outlook over time, I’ve probably learned as much if not more from participating—writing posts and comments, and receiving feedback.
...which feels strange to say, because I was skeptical in the beginning of the whole transition of Overcoming Bias into LW. For one thing, I didn’t like the idea of having to “move”. And I was highly suspicious of the karma system, because I was afraid of having my status numerically measured. I had been perfectly content to sit back and passively read Hanson and Yudkowsky posts, skim the comments, and only rarely chime in with a comment of my own when I thought it was particularly important.
But now, I think the interactive, community aspect of LW is probably its greatest feature.
It was pointed out by EY how the easier access to posting made some high quality poster appear from behind their viewscreens.