I run East Coast Rationalist Megameetup and the Rationality Meetups discord, and all three had more energy put into them when I had more energy for Rationalist meetup maching.
The question is, why does it fall upon you, specifically, to put in the energy? If people find value in these things and want them to continue, why aren’t there dozens of people coming out of the woodwork positively insisting on helping make them happen?
I touch upon this in my most recent post, but I’m not sure if that’s a complete answer either. Shaking people out of the default “passive consumer” mindset and creating a culture of active participation is certainly not easy.
The question is, why does it fall upon you, specifically, to put in the energy? If people find value in these things and want them to continue, why aren’t there dozens of people coming out of the woodwork positively insisting on helping make them happen?
I touch upon this in my most recent post, but I’m not sure if that’s a complete answer either. Shaking people out of the default “passive consumer” mindset and creating a culture of active participation is certainly not easy.