Lumifer comments on Open Thread, Jul. 27 - Aug 02, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 27 July 2015 03:31:07PM 15 points [-]

LW's strongest, most dedicated writers all seem to have moved on to other projects or venues, as has the better part of its commentariat.

In some ways, this is a good thing. There is now, for example, a wider rationalist blogosphere, including interesting people who were previously put off by idiosyncrasies of Less Wrong. In other ways, it's less good; LW is no longer a focal point for this sort of material. I'm not sure if such a focal point exists any more.

Comment author: Lumifer 27 July 2015 04:17:50PM 2 points [-]

LW as an incubator?

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 27 July 2015 04:34:23PM 0 points [-]

Or a host for a beautiful parasitic wasp?

Comment author: Lumifer 27 July 2015 04:46:59PM 3 points [-]

Toxoplasmosis is a better metaphor if you want to go that way :-D