Then gather a group of like-minded people and just hang out! It worked for rationalists, surely it can work for other adjacent communities. HN meetups are a thing, right?
s/men/stereotype-conforming American men in their late 20s and older/g
It seems that every time a social topic comes up on HN someone will extol the virtues of church attendance and their sense of community. Like, seriously, if some HNers are that nostalgic towards churches why don't you…
We are a reaaally far cry from exhausting all our resources. Overpopulation is a concern but all trends point at a curb of growth in the 2050's. The problem isn't that we collectively consume too much, it's that some…
I think I've seen the Mona Lisa... once? I go to the Louvre pretty often but that specific painting is far from the best thing it has to offer. If people really cared about it they'd just go see the one in Madrid [1],…
I think the actual problem is there are too many people who want to travel to specific places. Like, there are only a limited number of very touristic sites that everyone wants to go to, yet plenty of other lesser known…
I don't get how banning racist crap is a stepping stone to banning all speech. I just don't. I mean, it's not like racism is a subtle legal category that people can rule-lawyer you into. It's pretty clear when it…
Then gather a group of like-minded people and just hang out! It worked for rationalists, surely it can work for other adjacent communities. HN meetups are a thing, right?
s/men/stereotype-conforming American men in their late 20s and older/g
It seems that every time a social topic comes up on HN someone will extol the virtues of church attendance and their sense of community. Like, seriously, if some HNers are that nostalgic towards churches why don't you…
We are a reaaally far cry from exhausting all our resources. Overpopulation is a concern but all trends point at a curb of growth in the 2050's. The problem isn't that we collectively consume too much, it's that some…
I think I've seen the Mona Lisa... once? I go to the Louvre pretty often but that specific painting is far from the best thing it has to offer. If people really cared about it they'd just go see the one in Madrid [1],…
I think the actual problem is there are too many people who want to travel to specific places. Like, there are only a limited number of very touristic sites that everyone wants to go to, yet plenty of other lesser known…
I don't get how banning racist crap is a stepping stone to banning all speech. I just don't. I mean, it's not like racism is a subtle legal category that people can rule-lawyer you into. It's pretty clear when it…