Manfred comments on Rationalist fiction brainstorming funtimes - Less Wrong

7 Post author: Manfred 09 March 2013 01:53PM

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Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 10 March 2013 11:09:09AM 1 point [-]

Methods is a good start but I think there's value in aiming for a younger demographic. What are preteens reading? (Are they reading?)

Comment author: Manfred 10 March 2013 11:36:10AM 0 points [-]

Kids are reading the same sort of stuff they were 17 years ago.

Comment author: gryffinp 11 March 2013 04:21:24AM 1 point [-]

...So what were preteens reading 17 years ago?

Comment author: Manfred 11 March 2013 05:23:51AM 5 points [-]

I'll tell you what I was reading that came out 17 years ago. Animorphs. :P

Comment author: ikrase 11 March 2013 10:23:22AM 0 points [-]

Harry Potter books changed the intended audience as time went by - or rather they changed the intended age audience so as to track a single generation.