falenas108 comments on New front page - Less Wrong

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Comment author: falenas108 30 March 2012 01:14:50PM -1 points [-]

Not necessarily expect them to read all of it, but the sequences are an excellent way to hook new readers. Plus, even reading some of it is probably the most efficient way to raise the sanity waterline.

Comment author: David_Gerard 30 March 2012 05:54:11PM 0 points [-]

the sequences are an excellent way to hook new readers

Is there evidence for this? As far as I can tell, the only way to hook new readers that's made "excellent" is HPMOR.

Comment author: falenas108 01 April 2012 08:04:04AM -1 points [-]

Excellent in that I would suspect a large proportion of people who started reading Less Wrong did so from reading at least part of the sequences.

I do not have evidence for this, and it might be wrong, but I would be surprised if it were.