Alsadius comments on One Sided Policy Debate - The Science of Literature - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alsadius 26 December 2013 02:08:03PM 13 points [-]

I think what they're afraid of is something like the sickness occupying Hollywood, where they're very good at following a couple formulas and very bad at doing anything that'll actually amuse the sort of people who watch a lot of movies and have gotten bored of the formulas. Used in moderation this is a good thing, but marketing culture is very bad at taking profitable ideas in moderation.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 26 December 2013 04:34:47PM 2 points [-]

I agree. My first thought was that too much measuring leads to convergence on a not-very-interesting standard.