ChristianKl comments on Less Wrong lacks direction - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 25 May 2015 06:28:09PM 3 points [-]

These roles would take significant work, but I imagine people would be motivated to do this by altruism or status.

If someone's goal is status, why write on LW instead of writing a personal blog?

Comment author: roryokane 25 May 2015 06:46:14PM *  4 points [-]

Writing on Less Wrong makes it easier to reach a large audience. New personal blogs would have trouble getting readers unless they were advertised in strategic places.

Comment author: casebash 26 May 2015 02:01:16AM 0 points [-]

Perhaps they want status among the rationalist community?

Comment author: ChristianKl 26 May 2015 01:36:49PM 0 points [-]

If I read a blog post on a personal blog it's more likely that a month later I remember who wrote the blog post than when I read it on LW.

Comment author: tim 27 May 2015 02:48:20AM 1 point [-]

Yeah, but it's not fair to start with "given that I read a post and it was on a personal blog..." if the odds of you reading said post in the first place is higher when posted on LW rather than someone's personal blog that you may not be aware of or check regularly.