Cold Takes survey

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Cold Takes survey

Thanks in advance for taking the survey! A few notes:

1. All questions are optional (email is needed if you want a copy of your responses, but feel free to put a fake in if you want)

2. I may publish (a) quotes without attribution; (b) aggregate statistics about multiple-choice answers. If you'd prefer I didn't use your responses this way, please indicate that in the comments.

3. The list of content types here is not exhaustive - I can write about any random stuff at any time! I will generally write what I feel like writing, even if my audience has asked for less of it, but knowing what my audience wants will have some effect on what I feel like writing.

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Basics of how you read Cold Takes

How much of the past Cold Takes content have you read? (Listening counts as reading)

I've read almost everything

I've read most of it (think "more than half")

I've read some (but not most) of it

I've read less than 1/4 of it or so

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How do you generally read Cold Takes? (Select all that apply)

I check the website for new posts and read them there

I am subscribed by email, and I read the emails

I am subscribed by email, but I read on the web

I use RSS

I mostly listen to the audio version

Other:

Do you generally read content soon after it comes out, or a long time after it comes out?

Almost never

Sometimes

Usually (more than half the time)

Almost always

As soon as I see the content, I read it

I read the content within 1-2 days after it comes out (but not immediately)

I read the content within 1-2 weeks after it comes out (but more than 2 days)

I read the content more than 2 weeks after it comes out

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Any other notes about your reading habits? If you're up for it, I'm interested in the specifics of how you manage the content (e.g., ("I leave the emails in my inbox until I've read them" or "I add everything to my Kindle and read it in batches" or "I print out posts" or whatnot)

How did you encounter Cold Takes? (Check all that were important to you becoming a regular reader)

Twitter

Referral from a friend

Effective Altruism forum or other EA-related source

Ezra Klein Show

Marginal Revolution

Astral Codex Ten

Matt Yglesias / Slow Boring

Hacker News

The Browser

Google search

Other:

Preferences re: future content

Do you have preferences about how frequently I post on Cold Takes?

Don't care at all

It's best if content is frequent and regular (like the current pace of 1 longer/thoughtful piece a week, plus 1-2 others)

It would be better if content were more frequent

It would be better if content were less frequent

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How do you feel about further "most important century"-related content? This could include more about what a future of digital people might look like, more discussion of AI alignment research (such as https://www.cold-takes.com/ai-alignment-research-links/) and the state of AI, more examination of pros and cons in the "most important century" argument, etc.

I don't want content like this

No strong feelings one way or the other

I'd like more content like this