# 2019 Review: Voting Results!

*You can see the full voting results here:* [*1000+ karma voters*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X4IKe2POOyYCb3hULxCPDoi90yKXNWLrTdsfKZwVNeQ/edit#gid=653382943) *(*[*All voters*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X4IKe2POOyYCb3hULxCPDoi90yKXNWLrTdsfKZwVNeQ/edit#gid=1864259338))

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The 2019 Review votes are in!

This year, 88 voters participated, evaluating 116 posts. (Of those voters, 61 had 1000+ karma, and will be weighted more highly in the moderation team's decision of what to include in the Best of 2019 Books)

The LessWrong Moderation team will be reflecting on these results and using them as a major input into "what to include in the 2019 books." 

Top Results
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The top 15 results from the 1000+ karma users are:

1.  [**What failure looks like**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/HBxe6wdjxK239zajf) by Paul Christiano
2.  [**Risks from Learned Optimization: Introduction**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FkgsxrGf3QxhfLWHG), by evhub, Chris van Merwijk, vlad_m, Joar Skalse and Scott Garrabrant
3.  [**The Parable of Predict-O-Matic**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/SwcyMEgLyd4C3Dern), by Abram Demski
4.  [**Book Review: The Secret Of Our Success**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Zm7WAJMTaFvuh2Wc7), by Scott Alexander
5.  [**Being the (Pareto) Best in the World**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XvN2QQpKTuEzgkZHY), by Johnswentworth
6.  [**Rule Thinkers In, Not Out**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/u8GMcpEN9Z6aQiCvp), by Scott Alexander
7.  [**Book summary: Unlocking the Emotional Brain**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/i9xyZBS3qzA8nFXNQ), by Kaj Sotala
8.  [**Asymmetric Justice**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/YRgMCXMbkKBZgMz4M), by Zvi Mowshowitz
9.  [**Heads I Win, Tails?—Never Heard of Her; Or, Selective Reporting and the Tragedy of the Green Rationalists**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/DoPo4PDjgSySquHX8), by Zack Davis
10.  [**1960: The Year The Singularity Was Cancelled**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bYrF8rXFYwPqnfxTp), by Scott Alexander
11.  [**Selection vs Control**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZDZmopKquzHYPRNxq), by Abram Demski
12.  [**You Have About Five Words**](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4ZvJab25tDebB8FGE/you-have-about-five-words), by Raymond Arnold
13.  [**The Schelling Choice is "Rabbit", not "Stag"**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zp5AEENssb8ZDnoZR), by Raymond Arnold
14.  [**Noticing Frame Differences**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/f886riNJcArmpFahm), by Raymond Arnold
15.  [**"Yes Requires the Possibility of No"**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/G5TwJ9BGxcgh5DsmQ), by Scott Garrabrant

Top Reviewers
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Meanwhile, we also had a lot of great reviews. One of the most valuable things I found about the review process was that it looks at *lots* of great posts at once, which led me to find connections between them I had previously missed. We'll be doing a more in-depth review of the best reviews later on, but for now, I wanted to shoutout to the people who did a bunch of great review work. 

The top reviewers (aggregating the total karma of their review-comments) were:

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/d3fbd9183784dd0e3e8facba109db5885ff834e48553fbdc.png)

Some things I particularly appreciated were: 

*   johnswentworth, Zvi and others providing fairly comprehensive reviews of many different posts, taking stock of how some posts fit together.
*   Jacobjacob and magfrump who stuck out in my mind for doing particularly "epistemic spot check" type reviews, which are often more effortful.

Complete Results (1000+ Karma)
==============================

*You can see the full voting results here:* [*1000+ karma voters*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X4IKe2POOyYCb3hULxCPDoi90yKXNWLrTdsfKZwVNeQ/edit#gid=653382943) *(*[*All voters*](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X4IKe2POOyYCb3hULxCPDoi90yKXNWLrTdsfKZwVNeQ/edit#gid=1864259338)*)*

To help users see the spread of the vote data, we've included [*swarmplot*](https://seaborn.pydata.org/generated/seaborn.swarmplot.html)  visualizations.

*   Only votes with weights between -10 and 16 are plotted. Outliers are in the image captions.
*   Gridlines are spaced 2 points apart.
*   Concrete illustration: The plot immediately below has 18 votes ranging in strength from -3 to 12.

![](https://39669.cdn.cke-cs.com/rQvD3VnunXZu34m86e5f/images/85917114bb57b0c2634f991d39720a8b4d146601976e6afc.png)

| **Rank** | **Title** | Visualization |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **1** | [**What failure looks like**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/HBxe6wdjxK239zajf) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_HBxe6wdjxK239zajf.png) |
| **2** | [**Risks from Learned Optimization: Introduction**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FkgsxrGf3QxhfLWHG) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_FkgsxrGf3QxhfLWHG.png) |
| **3** | [**The Parable of Predict-O-Matic**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/SwcyMEgLyd4C3Dern) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_SwcyMEgLyd4C3Dern.png) |
| **4.5** | [**Being the (Pareto) Best in the World**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XvN2QQpKTuEzgkZHY) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_XvN2QQpKTuEzgkZHY.png) |
| **4.5** | [**Book Review: The Secret Of Our Success**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Zm7WAJMTaFvuh2Wc7) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_Zm7WAJMTaFvuh2Wc7.png) |
| **6** | [**Rule Thinkers In, Not Out**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/u8GMcpEN9Z6aQiCvp) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_u8GMcpEN9Z6aQiCvp.png) |
| **7** | [**Book summary: Unlocking the Emotional Brain**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/i9xyZBS3qzA8nFXNQ) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_i9xyZBS3qzA8nFXNQ.png) Outlier: +20 |
| **8.5** | [**Asymmetric Justice**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/YRgMCXMbkKBZgMz4M) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_YRgMCXMbkKBZgMz4M.png) |
| **8.5** | [**Heads I Win, Tails?—Never Heard of Her; Or, Selective Reporting and the Tragedy of the Green Rationalists**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/DoPo4PDjgSySquHX8) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_DoPo4PDjgSySquHX8.png) |
| **10** | [**1960: The Year The Singularity Was Cancelled**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bYrF8rXFYwPqnfxTp) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_bYrF8rXFYwPqnfxTp.png) |
| **11.5** | [**Selection vs Control**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZDZmopKquzHYPRNxq) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_ZDZmopKquzHYPRNxq.png) |
| **11.5** | [**You Have About Five Words**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4ZvJab25tDebB8FGE) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_4ZvJab25tDebB8FGE.png) |
| **13** | [**The Schelling Choice is "Rabbit", not "Stag"**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zp5AEENssb8ZDnoZR) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_zp5AEENssb8ZDnoZR.png) |
| **14** | [**Noticing Frame Differences**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/f886riNJcArmpFahm) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_f886riNJcArmpFahm.png) |
| **15** | [**Yes Requires the Possibility of No**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/G5TwJ9BGxcgh5DsmQ) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_G5TwJ9BGxcgh5DsmQ.png) |
| **16** | [**"Other people are wrong" vs "I am right"**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4QemtxDFaGXyGSrGD) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_4QemtxDFaGXyGSrGD.png) |
| **17** | [**Rest Days vs Recovery Days**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ximou2kyQorm6MPjX) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_ximou2kyQorm6MPjX.png) |
| **18.5** | [**Seeking Power is Often Robustly Instrumental in MDPs**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6DuJxY8X45Sco4bS2) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_6DuJxY8X45Sco4bS2.png) |
| **18.5** | [**The Forces of Blandness and the Disagreeable Majority**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KHunHoNd2fckwaRxz) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_KHunHoNd2fckwaRxz.png) |
| **20.5** | [**The Costs of Reliability**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/9EyzaH3jzH3PyQtM5) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_9EyzaH3jzH3PyQtM5.png) |
| **20.5** | [**Chris Olah’s views on AGI safety**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/X2i9dQQK3gETCyqh2) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_X2i9dQQK3gETCyqh2.png) |
| **22** | [**Reframing Superintelligence: Comprehensive AI Services as General Intelligence**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/x3fNwSe5aWZb5yXEG) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_x3fNwSe5aWZb5yXEG.png) |
| **23.5** | [**Humans Who Are Not Concentrating Are Not General Intelligences**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4AHXDwcGab5PhKhHT) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_4AHXDwcGab5PhKhHT.png) |
| **23.5** | [**The strategy-stealing assumption**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/nRAMpjnb6Z4Qv3imF) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_nRAMpjnb6Z4Qv3imF.png) |
| **26.5** | [**Reframing Impact**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xCxeBSHqMEaP3jDvY) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_xCxeBSHqMEaP3jDvY.png) |
| **26.5** | [**Understanding “Deep Double Descent”**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FRv7ryoqtvSuqBxuT) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_FRv7ryoqtvSuqBxuT.png) |
| **26.5** | [**Moloch Hasn’t Won**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ham9i5wf4JCexXnkN) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_ham9i5wf4JCexXnkN.png) |
| **26.5** | [**Integrity and accountability are core parts of rationality**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xhE4TriBSPywGuhqi) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_xhE4TriBSPywGuhqi.png) |
| **30.5** | [**Gears-Level Models are Capital Investments**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/nEBbw2Bc2CnN2RMxy) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_nEBbw2Bc2CnN2RMxy.png) |
| **30.5** | [**In My Culture**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4EGYhyyJXSnE7xJ9H) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_4EGYhyyJXSnE7xJ9H.png) |
| **30.5** | [**Make more land**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/vKErZy7TFhjxtyBuG) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_vKErZy7TFhjxtyBuG.png) |
| **30.5** | [**Forum participation as a research strategy**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/rBkZvbGDQZhEymReM) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_rBkZvbGDQZhEymReM.png) |
| **33** | [**Unconscious Economics**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PrCmeuBPC4XLDQz8C) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_PrCmeuBPC4XLDQz8C.png) |
| **34.5** | [**Mistakes with Conservation of Expected Evidence**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zTfSXQracE7TW8x4w) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_zTfSXQracE7TW8x4w.png) |
| **34.5** | [**Bioinfohazards**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ygFc4caQ6Nws62dSW) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_ygFc4caQ6Nws62dSW.png) |
| **36** | [**The Tale of Alice Almost: Strategies for Dealing With Pretty Good People**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/QLmSFeFexgTLsNeeA) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_QLmSFeFexgTLsNeeA.png) |
| **37** | [**Excerpts from a larger discussion about simulacra**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/8XDZjfThxDxLvKWiM) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_8XDZjfThxDxLvKWiM.png) |
| **38** | [**human psycholinguists: a critical appraisal**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZFtesgbY9XwtqqyZ5) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_ZFtesgbY9XwtqqyZ5.png) |
| **40** | [**AI Safety "Success Stories"**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bnY3L48TtDrKTzGRb) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_bnY3L48TtDrKTzGRb.png) |
| **40** | [**Do you fear the rock or the hard place?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/cM8GNMpzfKCkPnd5v) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_cM8GNMpzfKCkPnd5v.png) |
| **40** | [**Propagating Facts into Aesthetics**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/YN6daWakNnkXEeznB) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_YN6daWakNnkXEeznB.png) |
| **42** | [**Gradient hacking**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/uXH4r6MmKPedk8rMA) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_uXH4r6MmKPedk8rMA.png) |
| **44** | [**The Amish, and Strategic Norms around Technology**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/36Dhz325MZNq3Cs6B) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_36Dhz325MZNq3Cs6B.png) |
| **44** | [**Power Buys You Distance From The Crime**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/9fB4gvoooNYa4t56S) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_9fB4gvoooNYa4t56S.png) |
| **44** | [**Paper-Reading for Gears**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/TPjbTXntR54XSZ3F2) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_TPjbTXntR54XSZ3F2.png) |
| **48.5** | [**How to Ignore Your Emotions (while also thinking you're awesome at emotions)**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/qmXqHKpgRfg83Nif9) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_qmXqHKpgRfg83Nif9.png) |
| **48.5** | [**The Real Rules Have No Exceptions**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/duxy4Hby5qMsv42i8) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_duxy4Hby5qMsv42i8.png) |
| **48.5** | [**Coherent decisions imply consistent utilities**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/RQpNHSiWaXTvDxt6R) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_RQpNHSiWaXTvDxt6R.png) |
| **48.5** | [**Alignment Research Field Guide**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PqMT9zGrNsGJNfiFR) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_PqMT9zGrNsGJNfiFR.png) |
| **48.5** | [**Blackmail**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/EYd63hYSzadcNnZTD) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_EYd63hYSzadcNnZTD.png) |
| **48.5** | [**The Curse Of The Counterfactual**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/E4zGWYzh6ZiG85b2z) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_E4zGWYzh6ZiG85b2z.png) |
| **52.5** | [**The Credit Assignment Problem**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Ajcq9xWi2fmgn8RBJ) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_Ajcq9xWi2fmgn8RBJ.png) |
| **52.5** | [**Reason isn't magic**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/TMFNQoRZxM4CuRCY6) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_TMFNQoRZxM4CuRCY6.png) |
| **54** | [**Mental Mountains**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/JJFphYfMsdFMuprBy) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_JJFphYfMsdFMuprBy.png) |
| **56.5** | [**Simple Rules of Law**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/kKSFsbjdX3kxsYaTM) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_kKSFsbjdX3kxsYaTM.png) |
| **56.5** | [**Utility ≠ Reward**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bG4PR9uSsZqHg2gYY) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_bG4PR9uSsZqHg2gYY.png) |
| **56.5** | [**Is Rationalist Self-Improvement Real?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/8xLtE3BwgegJ7WBbf) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_8xLtE3BwgegJ7WBbf.png) |
| **56.5** | [**Literature Review: Distributed Teams**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/f2GF3q6fgyx8TqZcn) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_f2GF3q6fgyx8TqZcn.png) |
| **59** | [**Steelmanning Divination**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/fnkbdwckdfHS2H22Q) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_fnkbdwckdfHS2H22Q.png) |
| **60** | [**Book Review: Design Principles of Biological Circuits**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bNXdnRTpSXk9p4zmi) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_bNXdnRTpSXk9p4zmi.png) |
| **61** | [**Building up to an Internal Family Systems model**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5gfqG3Xcopscta3st) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_5gfqG3Xcopscta3st.png) |
| **62** | [**Evolution of Modularity**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/JBFHzfPkXHB2XfDGj) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_JBFHzfPkXHB2XfDGj.png) |
| **63** | [**\\[Answer\\] Why wasn't science invented in China?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/8SEvTvYFX2KDRZjti) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_8SEvTvYFX2KDRZjti.png) |
| **64** | [**How Much is Your Time Worth?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/y5RoNDPcfJqm3vfQA) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_y5RoNDPcfJqm3vfQA.png) |
| **65.5** | [**Book Review: The Structure Of Scientific Revolutions**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/HcjL8ydHxPezj6wrt) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_HcjL8ydHxPezj6wrt.png) |
| **65.5** | [**Everybody Knows**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/BNfL58ijGawgpkh9b) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_BNfL58ijGawgpkh9b.png) |
| **68.5** | [**Sequence introduction: non-agent and multiagent models of mind**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/M4w2rdYgCKctbADMn) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_M4w2rdYgCKctbADMn.png) |
| **68.5** | [**From Personal to Prison Gangs: Enforcing Prosocial Behavior**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sYt3ZCrBq2QAf3rak) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_sYt3ZCrBq2QAf3rak.png) |
| **68.5** | [**Some Ways Coordination is Hard**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6XfeAxBQw2sxvbTMR) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_6XfeAxBQw2sxvbTMR.png) |
| **68.5** | [**Circle Games**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/7Fft9kNTvqixttGc3) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_7Fft9kNTvqixttGc3.png) |
| **71** | [**Why Subagents?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3xF66BNSC5caZuKyC) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_3xF66BNSC5caZuKyC.png) |
| **73.5** | [**Healthy Competition**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/jbka3c63xSxm9P2fk) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_jbka3c63xSxm9P2fk.png) |
| **73.5** | [**Where to Draw the Boundaries?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/esRZaPXSHgWzyB2NL) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_esRZaPXSHgWzyB2NL.png) |
| **73.5** | [**Does it become easier, or harder, for the world to coordinate around not building AGI as time goes on?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/b9ErEMen42X94749t) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_b9ErEMen42X94749t.png) |
| **73.5** | [**Six AI Risk/Strategy Ideas**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/dt4z82hpvvPFTDTfZ) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_dt4z82hpvvPFTDTfZ.png) |
| **76.5** | [**Thoughts on Human Models**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/BKjJJH2cRpJcAnP7T) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_BKjJJH2cRpJcAnP7T.png) |
| **76.5** | [**Classifying specification problems as variants of Goodhart's Law**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yXPT4nr4as7JvxLQa) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_yXPT4nr4as7JvxLQa.png) |
| **79** | [**Book Summary: Consciousness and the Brain**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/x4n4jcoDP7xh5LWLq) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_x4n4jcoDP7xh5LWLq.png) |
| **79** | [**Gears vs Behavior**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gvK5QWRLk3H8iqcNy) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_gvK5QWRLk3H8iqcNy.png) |
| **79** | [**Strategic implications of AIs' ability to coordinate at low cost, for example by merging**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gYaKZeBbSL4y2RLP3) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_gYaKZeBbSL4y2RLP3.png) |
| **82** | [**Book Review: Secular Cycles**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/2weRdcvqANDq3zdPH) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_2weRdcvqANDq3zdPH.png) |
| **82** | [**Some Thoughts on My Psychiatry Practice**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/phgigGpzxHLTb9jrQ) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_phgigGpzxHLTb9jrQ.png) |
| **82** | [**Coordination Surveys: why we should survey to organize responsibilities, not just predictions**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Lds9opZsAMbjuZp7h) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_Lds9opZsAMbjuZp7h.png) |
| **84.5** | [**The Hard Work of Translation (Buddhism)**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZawRiFR8ytvpqfBPX) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_ZawRiFR8ytvpqfBPX.png) |
| **84.5** | [**\\[Part 2\\] Amplifying generalist research via forecasting – results from a preliminary exploration**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FeE9nR7RPZrLtsYzD) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_FeE9nR7RPZrLtsYzD.png) |
| **86.5** | [**Soft takeoff can still lead to decisive strategic advantage**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PKy8NuNPknenkDY74) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_PKy8NuNPknenkDY74.png) |
| **86.5** | [**Total horse takeover**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Wa2hASzbxyvutHJff) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_Wa2hASzbxyvutHJff.png) |
| **88.5** | [**Complex Behavior from Simple (Sub)Agents**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3pKXC62C98EgCeZc4) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_3pKXC62C98EgCeZc4.png) |
| **88.5** | [**Less Competition, More Meritocracy?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/idFsH3kWbkKFkawAy) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_idFsH3kWbkKFkawAy.png) |
| **90.5** | [**Megaproject management**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XBQXDcGs3NhqRscxH) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_XBQXDcGs3NhqRscxH.png) |
| **90.5** | [**But exactly how complex and fragile?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/xzFQp7bmkoKfnae9R) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_xzFQp7bmkoKfnae9R.png) |
| **92.5** | [**Trauma, Meditation, and a Cool Scar**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/doiMq8aH2yiZaCJsT) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_doiMq8aH2yiZaCJsT.png) |
| **92.5** | [**Turning air into bread**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GDT6tKH5ajphXHGny) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_GDT6tKH5ajphXHGny.png) |
| **95** | [**AlphaStar: Impressive for RL progress, not for AGI progress**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/SvhzEQkwFGNTy6CsN) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_SvhzEQkwFGNTy6CsN.png) |
| **95** | [**Dishonest Update Reporting**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XKGPgNLjPbjSAwLiL) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_XKGPgNLjPbjSAwLiL.png) |
| **95** | [**What are the open problems in Human Rationality?**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/gX8fcAwk3HGkFyJgk) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_gX8fcAwk3HGkFyJgk.png) |
| **97.5** | [**Integrating the Lindy Effect**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NCzfvp7jmbouodsRP) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_NCzfvp7jmbouodsRP.png) |
| **97.5** | [**mAIry's room: AI reasoning to solve philosophical problems**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/DLmhJbuhYek5rEhpH) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_DLmhJbuhYek5rEhpH.png) |
| **99** | [**S-Curves for Trend Forecasting**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/oaqKjHbgsoqEXBMZ2) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_oaqKjHbgsoqEXBMZ2.png) |
| **100.5** | [**Partial summary of debate with Benquo and Jessicata \\[pt 1\\]**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FT9Lkoyd5DcCoPMYQ) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_FT9Lkoyd5DcCoPMYQ.png) |
| **100.5** | [**The Power to Teach Concepts Better**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CD2kRisJcdBRLhrC5) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_CD2kRisJcdBRLhrC5.png) |
| **102.5** | [**Instant stone (just add water!)**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Qjsf4tS6Z4XQXCq2x) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_Qjsf4tS6Z4XQXCq2x.png) |
| **102.5** | [**Autism And Intelligence: Much More Than You Wanted To Know**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Q8zqoBWBBHD2RjDuS) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_Q8zqoBWBBHD2RjDuS.png) |
| **104** | [**Relevance Norms; Or, Gricean Implicature Queers the Decoupling/Contextualizing Binary**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GSz8SrKFfW7fJK2wN) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_GSz8SrKFfW7fJK2wN.png) |
| **105** | [**Rationality, Levels of Intervention, and Empiricism**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/c735JjmGpDcL6hYCy) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_c735JjmGpDcL6hYCy.png) |
| **106** | [**The Zettelkasten Method**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NfdHG6oHBJ8Qxc26s) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_NfdHG6oHBJ8Qxc26s.png) |
| **107** | [**Two explanations for variation in human abilities**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZwSrTsP3YkgnmHWnJ) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_ZwSrTsP3YkgnmHWnJ.png) |
| **108** | [**No, it's not The Incentives—it's you**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5nH5Qtax9ae8CQjZ9) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_5nH5Qtax9ae8CQjZ9.png) Outlier: -11 |
| **109** | [**Firming Up Not-Lying Around Its Edge-Cases Is Less Broadly Useful Than One Might Initially Think**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/MN4NRkMw7ggt9587K) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_MN4NRkMw7ggt9587K.png) |
| **110** | [**The Power to Demolish Bad Arguments**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/FfrWGCEhZJbkeFgww) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_FfrWGCEhZJbkeFgww.png) |
| **111** | [**Neural Annealing: Toward a Neural Theory of Everything (crosspost)**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/zcYJBTGYtcftxefz9) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_zcYJBTGYtcftxefz9.png) Outlier: -20 |
| **112** | [**Dual Wielding**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XHXa3AQuAmAm7Kxxf) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_XHXa3AQuAmAm7Kxxf.png) |
| **113** | [**Approval Extraction Advertised as Production**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ypXHnS3vWeDRmDsK9) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_ypXHnS3vWeDRmDsK9.png) Outlier: -15 |
| **114** | [**The AI Timelines Scam**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KnQs55tjxWopCzKsk) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_KnQs55tjxWopCzKsk.png) Outlier: -13 |
| **115** | [**Debate on Instrumental Convergence between LeCun, Russell, Bengio, Zador, and More**](http://www.lesswrong.com/posts/WxW6Gc6f2z3mzmqKs) | ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/c_crop,g_center,w_285,x_4/v1612064279/2019_view_vote_result_visualizations_a/vote_visualization_2_WxW6Gc6f2z3mzmqKs.png) |

What does this mean, and what happens now? 
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*(This section written by habryka, previous section written by Ray)*

The goals of this review and vote were as follows: 

1.  Create common knowledge about how the LessWrong community feels about various posts and the progress we've made.
2.  Improve our longterm incentives, feedback, and rewards for authors.
3.  Help create a highly curated "Best of 2019" Sequence and Book.

Over the next few months we will take the results of this vote and make it into another curated collection of essays, just as we did with last years results, which turned into the ["A Map that Reflects the Territory" essay collection](https://www.lesswrong.com/books). 

Voting, review and nomination participation was substantially greater this year than last year (something between a 30% and 80% increase, depending on which metrics you look at), which makes me hopeful about this tradition living on as a core piece of infrastructure for LessWrong. I was worried that participation would fall off after the initial excitement of last year, but I am no longer as worried about that. 

Both this year and last year we have also seen little correlation with the vote results and the karma of the posts, which is an important sanity check I have for whether going through all the effort of this review is worth it. If the ranking was basically just the same as the karma scores of the post, then we wouldn't be getting much information out of the review. But as it stands, I trust the results of this review much more than I would trust someone just pressing the "sort by karma" button on the all-posts page, and I think as the site and community continues to grow, the importance of the robustness of the review will only grow. 

Thank you all for participating in this year's review. I am pleased with results, and brimming with ideas for the new set of books that I am looking forward to implementing, and I think the above is already a valuable resource if someone wants to decide how to best catch up with all the great writing here on the site.