Andrew Currall

Jul 21, 2023 | lesswrong.com | Benjamin Hendricks |Andrew Currall |Vanessa Kosoy |Simon Fischer

I often get panicky and stressed at the thought of the never-ending nature of simple tasks. Laundry and dishes will always pile up; food and other stocks will always need to be resupplied; bills, insurance, taxes, and other paperwork will always need to be redone; I will always need to work to get money; etc.

Feb 8, 2023 | lesswrong.com | Henrik Karlsson |Matt Goldenberg |Andrew Currall |Adam Zerner

Upvotes or likes have become a standard way to filter information online. The quality of this filter is determined by the users handing out the upvotes. For this reason, the archetypal pattern of online communities is one of gradual decay. People are more likely to join communities where users are more skilled than they are. As communities grow, the skill of the median user goes down. The capacity to filter for quality deteriorates. Simpler, more memetic content drives out more complex thinking.