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Phil -
I just swapped emails with a really talented and smart woman who is knowledgeable about philosophy, values, and all kinds of brain science. I asked if she's ever thought of contributing here? She said no, something "seems off" about this place. I acknowledge that yes, people can be blunt and mean here, but encourage her to contribute anyways. She writes back to me -
"Yeah I registered an account some time ago, but I don’'t think I ended up using it yet. I reckon I will at some point, but it’s as you’ve said, and right now I don’t feel like dealing with jerks. It’s in the back of my mind though, so I should end up commenting at some point."
That sucks. I don't know what the answer is, but this is a woman you'd want contributing on this site, and she isn't. This is worth considering more, and perhaps it's worth doing something about?
I think it's not so much LW in particular as internet norms -- she sounds like someone who doesn't "live on the internet" very much, doesn't comment on blogs or frequent forums and so on. (Do tell me if I'm guessing wrong.)
A close girlfriend of mine is like that. She was required to blog for a job once and she was completely turned off by the informality, the off-the-cuff style, and the fact that she'd get instant snarky feedback. Her journalism training gave her an expectation of extensive research and measured tone that just isn't how "internet people" communicate. Blogs are messier and more casual, and people contradict each other more, and it was not her thing at all. I think that attitude is more common among women than men (though it's also common among older people of both sexes.)