Vladimir_Nesov comments on Learning takes a long time - LessWrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 04 June 2015 12:45:45PM 0 points [-]

The status is not irrelevant for a reader [...]

I'm trying to clarify the issue by introducing the distinction between different implicit claims, so that relevance for each of these claims can be considered on its own. A reader may be interested in multiple claims, so that if a detail is relevant for one of them, it becomes relevant for the reader. But when it's relevant for the reader, it may still be irrelevant for some of the claims. Talking about irrelevance for the reader collapses this distinction.

When Jonah is pointing to careful reading, that includes awareness of various claims that are being considered and relevance of presented details for each of them. Clarification may address uncertainty about these claims individually.