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Re:Have Attention Spans Been Declining? – Yes, 65% by axiomaticdoubts on Monday July 24, 2023 @11:46PM (#36857614)
Well, yeah, blogs are not academic journals. And if a blog post disagrees with academic consensus, the academic consensus will be right the vast majority of the time. But this applies to all blogs on the internet, not only those on LessWrong.
Re:Have Attention Spans Been Declining? – Yes, 65% by Zetice on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @10:03AM (#36862394)
The issue is that LW, more than most, is seemingly unaware of this fact.