Yeah, Iâve actually discussed that idea briefly with the EA Forum team and I think itâd probably be good. Iâll send a link to this thread to them to give them one more data point in favor of doing this. (Though itâs plausible to me that thereâs some reason they shouldnât do this which Iâm overlookingâIâd trust their bottom-line views here more than mine.)
But yeah, Iâm also thinking of GDocs, blog posts posted elsewhere, and any other format, so I think we also need nudges like this post.
I think the main downside would be that some people might read only the summary and miss out on the reasoning parts, which are often the parts that are actually the most valuable. Or, relatedly, some authors like Scott Alexander do better when people have to read his hook and get sucked into his discursive style.
However, overall Iâve been sold on this idea, but do think that the UI would need to be done well. We havenât prioritized it yet, but Iâm definitely tempted, and I think thatâs true for other team members as well.
fwiw, I think a good summary can & should also summarise the reasoning, not only the conclusions. (Though of course itâll still miss many details of both the reasoning and the conclusions.)
Iâd also flag that I think this should be some sort of nudge, suggestion, optional box to fill in, or whatever, rather than a required box. So people could still decide to not have a summary if they wanted, e.g. if that would mess with their engaging discursive style in a given piece.
Yeah, Iâve actually discussed that idea briefly with the EA Forum team and I think itâd probably be good. Iâll send a link to this thread to them to give them one more data point in favor of doing this. (Though itâs plausible to me that thereâs some reason they shouldnât do this which Iâm overlookingâIâd trust their bottom-line views here more than mine.)
But yeah, Iâm also thinking of GDocs, blog posts posted elsewhere, and any other format, so I think we also need nudges like this post.
I think the main downside would be that some people might read only the summary and miss out on the reasoning parts, which are often the parts that are actually the most valuable. Or, relatedly, some authors like Scott Alexander do better when people have to read his hook and get sucked into his discursive style.
However, overall Iâve been sold on this idea, but do think that the UI would need to be done well. We havenât prioritized it yet, but Iâm definitely tempted, and I think thatâs true for other team members as well.
Cool, glad to hear that.
fwiw, I think a good summary can & should also summarise the reasoning, not only the conclusions. (Though of course itâll still miss many details of both the reasoning and the conclusions.)
Iâd also flag that I think this should be some sort of nudge, suggestion, optional box to fill in, or whatever, rather than a required box. So people could still decide to not have a summary if they wanted, e.g. if that would mess with their engaging discursive style in a given piece.