Will_Sawin comments on Is my view contrarian? - Less Wrong

22 Post author: lukeprog 11 March 2014 05:42PM

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Comment author: XiXiDu 11 March 2014 06:32:39PM *  2 points [-]

If you are already unable to determine the relevant expert community you should maybe ask how accurate people have been who started a new research field compared to people decades after the field has been established.

If it turns out that most people who founded a research field should expect their models to be radically revised at some point, then you should probably focus on verifying your models rather than prematurely drawing action relevant conclusions.

Comment author: Will_Sawin 11 March 2014 09:33:23PM 2 points [-]

No, you should focus on founding a research field, which mainly requires getting other people interested in the research field.