I feel like this is equivocating between different types of quality in a way that makes the statement confusing?
I think there are a number of people who could make a thrown together bullet point list that would be very valuable. E.g. this “off the cuff thoughts” post from Carl is still maybe one of the best references on EA and systemic change to this day?
These posts might be “poor quality” in some senses (lots of grammar/spelling mistakes, unclear narrative, etc.) but “high-quality” in the sense of having important ideas.
I understand DAD to be encouraging this kind of post, which I would argue we need more of on the margin.
I agree that there have been some high-quality posts that are lacking in regard to polish (the same is true for any other dimension of quality). But will the average unpolished draft that you attract be good? Highly doubt it.
I feel like this is equivocating between different types of quality in a way that makes the statement confusing?
I think there are a number of people who could make a thrown together bullet point list that would be very valuable. E.g. this “off the cuff thoughts” post from Carl is still maybe one of the best references on EA and systemic change to this day?
These posts might be “poor quality” in some senses (lots of grammar/spelling mistakes, unclear narrative, etc.) but “high-quality” in the sense of having important ideas.
I understand DAD to be encouraging this kind of post, which I would argue we need more of on the margin.
I agree that there have been some high-quality posts that are lacking in regard to polish (the same is true for any other dimension of quality). But will the average unpolished draft that you attract be good? Highly doubt it.
Maybe I’m unusual, but my drafts are usually in draft stage not because I am uncertain about the conclusion but rather because of “polish”.
If other people are like me, I think I would be interested to see their unpolished thoughts. [1]
At least, I would like to spend a week giving it a try. At the end of that week I might decide it was a bad idea.