I'm one of those hobnobs who frequently bitches about how broken our society is, criticizing aspects of it and the people in it as though they were not responsible for my entire ability and freedom to recognize these problems I think I see and condemn them. (See also, David Brin's discussion of the concept of being a 'rebel' in America, in 'The ( Read more... )

I've been following the Less Wrong blog for several years, and last year I moved to an actual place that had actual people and a LW meetup. I've been attending the meetups and been a part of the social group for over a year now, and I was very excited about it at first. In a lot of ways, the people in LW have been a relief. There are many basic ( Read more... )