efim comments on Request for advices on small presentation about LW community - Less Wrong

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Comment author: efim 26 May 2015 02:11:30PM *  2 points [-]

It probably would be best described as 'raising awareness'. I was introduced to LW when by chance I saw an hpmor mentioned on social network.

Before that I was completely oblivious to concrete examples of cognition malfunctions. I want to reduce involvement of chance in propagation of memes of rationality.

Concrete goals:

a) make personal need for clear-thinking visible and perceptible

b) show that some work (book abstracts, ideas introductions) is available here.

Comment author: shminux 26 May 2015 05:43:49PM 0 points [-]

Think of the intended targets and their learning outcomes. What itch of theirs do you intend to scratch?

Do you want to maximize the odds that a couple of people in the audience will type lesswrong.com and don't close the tab a minute later? Despite all the unfamiliar terms in a foreign language? Maybe SSC topical posts will be a better start? Those about the non-central fallacy, or the plight of growing up a nerd (not a big issue in Russia, but still), feminism, or neoreaction? It all depends on your target audience. Can you describe it in a few words?

Comment author: ChristianKl 26 May 2015 04:33:10PM 0 points [-]

Those aren't concrete goals. What do you want the audience to do afterwards?