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“Can we build a better Public Doublecrux?” by Raemon


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Something I'd like to try at LessOnline is to somehow iterate on the "Public Doublecrux" format. I'm not sure if I'll end up focusing on it, but here are some ideas.

Public Doublecrux is a more truthseeking oriented version of Public Debate. The goal of a debate is to change your opponent's mind or the public's mind. The goal of a doublecrux is more like "work with your partner to figure out if you should change your mind, and vice versa."

Reasons to want to do public doublecrux include:

  • It helps showcase subtle mental moves that are hard to write down explicitly (i.e. tacit knowledge transfer.
  • There's still something good and exciting about seeing high profile smart people talk about ideas. Having some variant of that format seems good for LessOnline. And having at least 1-2 "doublecruxes" rather than "debates" or "panels" or "interviews" seems good for culture [...]

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Outline:

(03:47) Some comments from other discussions

(06:48) Ideas or Volunteers?

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First published:

May 11th, 2024

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zAqqeXcau9y2yiJdi/can-we-build-a-better-public-doublecrux

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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