Vladimir_Nesov comments on The Instrumental Value of Your Own Time - Less Wrong

23 Post author: Mass_Driver 14 July 2010 07:57AM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 14 July 2010 12:37:45PM 4 points [-]

This article doesn't seem to have a point.

Comment author: Mass_Driver 14 July 2010 01:55:15PM *  2 points [-]

Conceded. It's a series of questions, each preceded by enough context to explain why the questions might be interesting. There is no thesis, except that current analytical tools for measuring the value of time may be less satisfactory than expected.

Comment author: SilasBarta 14 July 2010 03:11:34PM *  4 points [-]

A summary of the arguments (tl;dr version) would be nice too. I appreciate that you put the questions this leads up to at the top, but a tl;dr summary would be even better.

Comment author: Mass_Driver 14 July 2010 10:29:35PM 0 points [-]

I beg your pardon, Silas. :-) I'd most likely be happy to put it up, but I don't know what a tl;dr is.

Comment author: Larks 14 July 2010 10:59:27PM 1 point [-]

'too long; didn't read'.

In other words, an abstract or summary. For people who not only can't be bothered to read the article, but can't be bothered to write 'summary' either.

Comment author: SilasBarta 14 July 2010 10:35:56PM 1 point [-]

Don't know if you're joking, but that's an abbreviation for "too long; didn't read", and even so, not knowing that shouldn't keep you from putting a summary with the specifications I described. If you have one to put up, go for it.

Comment author: Mass_Driver 14 July 2010 10:39:21PM *  2 points [-]

Nope, wasn't joking. I'm that unhip. Anyway, I'll work on an executive summary.

EDIT: tl;dr is up.