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Daniel_Burfoot comments on Theoretical "Target Audience" size of Less Wrong - Less Wrong Discussion

11 Post author: Louie 16 November 2010 09:27PM

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Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 17 November 2010 01:16:47PM 1 point [-]

Your analysis assumes that English ability is independent of intelligence. That will give a big underestimate of the potential audience size. I would guess that these days probably 50% of all humans with >130 IQ can understand English well enough to participate in LW.