“Reviewing LessWrong: Screwtape’s Basic Answer” by Screwtape

Yeah I put this off until the last day, and I'm not sure this is the format Raemon was actually looking for. Oh well.

Then, in proportion to how valuable they seem, spend at least some time this month reflecting...

• ...on the big picture of what intellectual progress seems important to you. Do it whatever way is most valuable to you. But, do it publicly, this month, such that it helps encourage other people to do so as well. And ideally, do it with some degree of "looking back" – either of your own past work and how your views have changed, or how the overall intellectual landscape has changed.
• ...on how you wish incentives were different on LessWrong. Write up your thoughts on this post. (I suggest including both "what the impossible ideal" would be, as well as some practical ideas for how to improve them on [...]

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Outline:

(01:23) 1. On the big picture of what intellectual progress seems important to you

(02:25) 2. On how I wish incentives could be different on LessWrong

(04:21) 3. On how the LessWrong community could make group progress

(06:55) 4. I propose an archipelago

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First published:
February 5th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/wxKnzRjr8rt4jvmDE/reviewing-lesswrong-screwtape-s-basic-answer

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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