How the hell did slate star codex get to be so much more popular than lesswrong? It's an offshoot of this site right?
You should note a few things. According to alexa.com:
lesswrong.com: global rank - 51,809, rank in the United States - 18,847, 46.3% of visitors come from the US.
slatestarcodex.com: global rank - 87,006, rank in the United States - 16,366, 71.7% of visitors come from the US.
According to similarweb.com:
lesswrong.com: global rank - 40,877, rank in the US - 19,570, 57.81% of total traffic come from the US.
slatestarcodex.com: global rank - 69,386, rank in the US - 31,060, 61.97% of total traffic come from the US.
Therefore, LessWrong seems to have a little b...
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