taryneast comments on 2011 Survey Results - Less Wrong

94 Post author: Yvain 05 December 2011 10:49AM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 04 December 2011 08:12:39PM 18 points [-]

Michael Vassar has mentioned to me that the proportion of first/only children at LW is extremely high. I'm not sure whether birth order makes a big difference, but it might be worth asking about. By the way, I'm not only first-born, I'm the first grandchild on both sides.

Questions about akrasia-- Do you have no/mild/moderate/serious problems with it? Has anything on LW helped?

I left some of the probability questions blank because I realized had no idea of a sensible probability, and I especially mean whether we're living in a simulation.

It might be interesting to ask people whether they usually vote.

The link to the survey doesn't work because the survey is closed-- could you make the text of the survey available?

Comment author: taryneast 06 December 2011 05:41:46PM 1 point [-]

It might be interesting to ask people whether they usually vote.

Only for those living in countries where voting is non-mandatory

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 06 December 2011 06:07:57PM 0 points [-]

Eh, even in the countries where it's mandatory, it's often so little enforced that the question is still meaningful.

Comment author: taryneast 06 December 2011 07:17:08PM 3 points [-]

That's an interesting theory. My experience tends to say otherwise, at least where Australia is concerned.

My Paternal Grandfather was a consciencious objector and paid the fine every time. They never missed a year of that... you're signed up to the electoral roll when you turn 18 and there are stiff penalties if you fail to sign up... as another friend of mine found out when the policemen came knocking at his door.

Comment author: dlthomas 06 December 2011 07:24:10PM 0 points [-]

Seems like it's interesting in both cases, but well worth delineating!