I’d like to get opinions on something. I’m planning to experiment with making YouTube videos on AI Governance over the next month or two. Ideally, I want people to see these videos so I can get feedback or get told that I’ve said something incorrect, which is helpful for correcting my own model around things.
I’d share these videos by posting on the EA Forum, but I’m unsure about the best approach:
a) Posting on the frontpage feels like seeking attention or promoting for views, especially since I’m new to video-making and don’t expect high quality initially. b) Posting as personal blog posts seems less intrusive, as only those who opt to see personal posts will see them. This feels like I have “permission” to make noise and is less intimidating. C) Putting them in my quick takes section, which is currently my default, would be even more out of the way.
Given my account’s karma, my posts typically start with 4 or 5 karma and stay on the frontpage for a few hours by default. I think the forum has improved a lot recently—there’s less volume of posts and more interesting discussions. I don’t want to create noise each time I make a video.
However, each video is relevant to the EA community. If people don’t like a video, it’ll naturally move off the front page fairly soon. I’m more likely to get views if I don’t make it a personal blog post or update my quick takes. These views are important to me because they mean more interesting feedback and a higher likelihood that I’ll improve at making videos. (Also given I am only human, more views and engagement means more motivation to keep making things).
I’d appreciate others’ opinions on this. I recognise that part of my hesitation probably stems from a lack of confidence and fear of others’ opinions, but I don’t think these are necessarily good justifications for my decision.
If it were me, I would default to posting them as quick takes. I think that would get them more visibility than a personal blog post (not sure), and quick takes are a good fit for asking for feedback on more early stage things.
But I am somewhat biased because I’m pretty scared to publish frontpage posts, and I don’t want to discourage you from posting it there, especially if you are willing to put in some additional effort to make it valuable for frontpage readers (such as by including a written version of the contents, or by asking for specific feedback in the post, or framing your post as a discussion about the video topic that people can continue in the comments). As you say, in the worst case, if it doesn’t get many upvotes, it will fall off pretty quickly.
On another note, I think the Forum isn’t currently that well-suited for sharing video content, so if you have suggestions for how we can do better there, let me know! :)
I’d like to get opinions on something. I’m planning to experiment with making YouTube videos on AI Governance over the next month or two. Ideally, I want people to see these videos so I can get feedback or get told that I’ve said something incorrect, which is helpful for correcting my own model around things.
I’d share these videos by posting on the EA Forum, but I’m unsure about the best approach:
a) Posting on the frontpage feels like seeking attention or promoting for views, especially since I’m new to video-making and don’t expect high quality initially.
b) Posting as personal blog posts seems less intrusive, as only those who opt to see personal posts will see them. This feels like I have “permission” to make noise and is less intimidating.
C) Putting them in my quick takes section, which is currently my default, would be even more out of the way.
Given my account’s karma, my posts typically start with 4 or 5 karma and stay on the frontpage for a few hours by default. I think the forum has improved a lot recently—there’s less volume of posts and more interesting discussions. I don’t want to create noise each time I make a video.
However, each video is relevant to the EA community. If people don’t like a video, it’ll naturally move off the front page fairly soon. I’m more likely to get views if I don’t make it a personal blog post or update my quick takes. These views are important to me because they mean more interesting feedback and a higher likelihood that I’ll improve at making videos. (Also given I am only human, more views and engagement means more motivation to keep making things).
I’d appreciate others’ opinions on this. I recognise that part of my hesitation probably stems from a lack of confidence and fear of others’ opinions, but I don’t think these are necessarily good justifications for my decision.
If it were me, I would default to posting them as quick takes. I think that would get them more visibility than a personal blog post (not sure), and quick takes are a good fit for asking for feedback on more early stage things.
But I am somewhat biased because I’m pretty scared to publish frontpage posts, and I don’t want to discourage you from posting it there, especially if you are willing to put in some additional effort to make it valuable for frontpage readers (such as by including a written version of the contents, or by asking for specific feedback in the post, or framing your post as a discussion about the video topic that people can continue in the comments). As you say, in the worst case, if it doesn’t get many upvotes, it will fall off pretty quickly.
On another note, I think the Forum isn’t currently that well-suited for sharing video content, so if you have suggestions for how we can do better there, let me know! :)