I use LW as a social networking device more than anything else.
I got three jobs through the LW community, through a mix of job postings here and social networks, the succession of which has pretty much raised me from poor/lower class to middle class.
The vast majority of my romantic partners since getting involved with rationality are through the LW community, often met at meetups or through related social networks.
Almost all of my friends are through the rationalist community, especially if you expand that to include some of the related atheist networks.
I’ve hosted two LWers when they were visiting the city I was in, and an internet acquaintance who only knew me through the atheist/rationalist community recently hosted me when I was visiting NYC.
I’m currently looking for a rationalist apartment-mate (let me know if you’re in NYC and interested! (and clean))
I use LW as a social networking device more than anything else.
I got three jobs through the LW community, through a mix of job postings here and social networks, the succession of which has pretty much raised me from poor/lower class to middle class.
The vast majority of my romantic partners since getting involved with rationality are through the LW community, often met at meetups or through related social networks.
Almost all of my friends are through the rationalist community, especially if you expand that to include some of the related atheist networks.
I’ve hosted two LWers when they were visiting the city I was in, and an internet acquaintance who only knew me through the atheist/rationalist community recently hosted me when I was visiting NYC.
I’m currently looking for a rationalist apartment-mate (let me know if you’re in NYC and interested! (and clean))