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There are about one to two hundred living people in the world who care about my sub-field of mathematics.
About four of them could be classified as "elite", though none of them have won any of the big prizes. None of them are Gold IMO medalists, so it's a good thing we're not working on existential risks!
What's the value of them blogging to such a small audience, when most of us see each other two or three times a year at conferences?
Out of curiosity, what is your subfield?
Probably about the same benefit as having a mailing list, except that outsiders can access it. (I have no particular opinion on how useful a mailing list would be, but it seems like an appropriate reference class.)
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/hj5/research_is_polygamous_the_importance_of_what_you/
I take none of what Diego writes as canon.
The original quote was a not-very-veiled reference to MIRI's inexplicable love of the IMO.