Note: 1) We’ll be meeting IRL this week at Nathan’s place indoors. 2) If you have recommendations for future reading topics, post them on the Discord in :alarm_clock:-meetup-discussion or contact Vishal via DM. 3) Bring a swimsuit!
The “Best of LessWrong 2020” volumes are out, and as we do every year we’re going to sample a bunch of the selected essays. They constitute a potpourri of various subjects, loosely connected by theme.
Rules: 1) Things start winding down around 11:30 PM. 2) For parking: use street parking. Do not park in the driveway of the house. Street parking is free and doesn’t require any permits.
Schedule: 6:30PM − 7:00PM—Gathering/Chatting 7:00PM − 7:20PM—Surprise of the Week 7:20PM − 7:30PM—Announcements 7:30PM − 9:00PM—Topic Discussion 9:00PM − 11:30PM—Hanging Out
Contact: The best way to contact me (or anybody else who is attending the meetup) is through our Discord. Feel free to message Vishal or Nathan directly. Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TaYjsvN
Carving of Reality 1 - LW/ACX Meetup #251 (Wednesday, August 23rd 2023)
Note:
1) We’ll be meeting IRL this week at Nathan’s place indoors.
2) If you have recommendations for future reading topics, post them on the Discord in
:alarm_clock:-meetup-discussion or contact Vishal via DM.
3) Bring a swimsuit!
Reading:
The Carving of Reality Week 1 (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Rck5CvmYkzWYxsF4D/book-launch-the-carving-of-reality-best-of-lesswrong-vol-iii)
The “Best of LessWrong 2020” volumes are out, and as we do every year we’re going to sample a bunch of the selected essays. They constitute a potpourri of various subjects, loosely connected by theme.
Reading time: 1 hour
1. Jason Crawford—“Why haven’t we celebrated any major achievements lately?”: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/q3JY4iRzjq56FyjGF/why-haven-t-we-celebrated-any-major-achievements-lately
2. Scott Alexander—“Studies on Slack”: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GZSzMqr8hAB2dR8pk/studies-on-slack
3. Zvi Mowshowitz—“Simulacra Levels and their Interactions”: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/qDmnyEMtJkE9Wrpau/simulacra-levels-and-their-interactions
4. Alkjash—“Pain is not the unit of effort: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bx3gkHJehRCYZAF3r/pain-is-not-the-unit-of-effort
Location: 11841 Wagner St., Culver City
Rules:
1) Things start winding down around 11:30 PM.
2) For parking: use street parking. Do not park in the driveway of the house. Street parking is free and doesn’t require any permits.
Schedule:
6:30PM − 7:00PM—Gathering/Chatting
7:00PM − 7:20PM—Surprise of the Week
7:20PM − 7:30PM—Announcements
7:30PM − 9:00PM—Topic Discussion
9:00PM − 11:30PM—Hanging Out
Contact: The best way to contact me (or anybody else who is attending the meetup) is through our Discord. Feel free to message Vishal or Nathan directly. Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TaYjsvN