I feel like it increases barrier to entry for new people.
Intended audience is me from three years ago, I guess cutting-edge-adjacent.
I think it increases barrier to entry for new people.
Nah. Both Discussion and Main fairly consistently have a mix of intimidating technicality, fun (e.g., "Rationality Quotes"), lifehackery, ethics, random discussion, etc., etc., etc. One more bit of intimidating technicality isn't going to scare anyone away who wasn't going to be scared away anyhow.
I guess cutting-edge-adjacent.
Sounds like fun. Go for it, say I.
(Important note: I have not done anything remotely resembling research into the thought processes of potential new LW readers, an...
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