So we are seeking for ways to spend our down time, that happen to produce some externalities that we like? Considering there is a wide variety of ways to spend one's down time, the same logic applies, only that now we need to optimize for restfulness, entertainment and other functions that down time serves as well.
Also remember that for most people nearly everything we do on this site is leisure time. That happens to have positive externalities (or so we like to think).
In any case isn't this shifting the goalpost slightly from where we where a bit back?
However, like I implied in a previous comment in this thread, it's more to do with wanting more women in this community.
I think if one of goals of LessWrong is to spread rationality, it's in its interest to diversify its culture and population.
I understood our conversation as being about how wanting more women is an intuition we should act upon, perhaps changing norms and expending effort in planned way, because of the pay-offs of better signalling.
So we are seeking for ways to spend our down time that happens to produce some externalities that we like?
Yes, if you want more women in the community, or if you just want to diversify the culture, or if you want to contribute to better signaling for your community.
Considering there is a wide variety of ways to spend one's down time, the same logic applies, only that now we need to optimize for restfulness, entertainment and other functions that down time serves as well.
Have you found a way to optimize for any of those? And is it more useful to spen...
In another thread, we have been discussing how people (especially female people) have come to find out about LessWrong. Instead of just guessing, I figured I would make a poll.
I remember in recent history there was a thread on the subject, but the answers were mainly "I got here from HPMoR" or "I've been here since OB". However, the question I want answered is:
How did you find HPMoR or OB in the first place?
Were you referred by a friend? Were you searching the internet for keywords like "rationality"? Were you linked from some other site you read?
Please answer! Even if you are a lurker; ESPECIALLY if you are a female reader! (There is a question where you can say you are a lurker, if you like!)
Click here to take the poll!
ETA- female *reader* and female *people*