It takes a lot of time, and is inadequately rewarded. Some people who write long-form stuff are exceedingly smart, so it’s easier for them. Which is why easier-to-write & at-best-shallowly-researched stuff is the norm.
I’m not really too concerned with quality—I’m just much more worried about time. Actually, I think a lot of stuff on EA Forum/LW is really good, and I’ve learned a lot here. It just seems like an awful lot of people write an awful lot of stuff, and I’m not really sure everyone needs to spend so long writing. That said, I’m not sure how you’d fix this other than implementing something like the existing quick takes feature.
Yes, writing good stuff is hard.
It takes a lot of time, and is inadequately rewarded. Some people who write long-form stuff are exceedingly smart, so it’s easier for them. Which is why easier-to-write & at-best-shallowly-researched stuff is the norm.
I’m not really too concerned with quality—I’m just much more worried about time. Actually, I think a lot of stuff on EA Forum/LW is really good, and I’ve learned a lot here. It just seems like an awful lot of people write an awful lot of stuff, and I’m not really sure everyone needs to spend so long writing. That said, I’m not sure how you’d fix this other than implementing something like the existing quick takes feature.