Meta: This post turned out longer, slower, and less well-written than I hoped. I don’t see any similar posts in a quick search, though, so I'm posting it anyway. I’ve tried to front-load feedback that might be useful to the organizers, and put more personal stuff towards the end. For context, I attended LessOnline and the Manifest-branded Summer Camp, but not Manifest itself, and my main prior experience with events like this is fandom conventions such as (local to me) Dragoncon.

As I left the Lighthaven dorm to find breakfast, five people at a table in the courtyard invited me to join a game of Zendo. This was the first notable thing to happen to me at LessOnline. It was also the thing that convinced me that yes, the trip across the country to attend would be Worth It.

I have never played Zendo before, and don’t [...]

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Outline:

(02:01) Lighthaven

(04:59) Events

(08:03) Miscellaneous observations

(11:33) Suggestions

(13:42) Personal notes

(18:43) Some things I did

(22:15) Anti-Akratic Abnormalities

(25:10) Shoutouts

(28:53) Celebrities

(30:31) Last Thoughts

The original text contained 7 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

The original text contained 2 images which were described by AI.

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First published:
July 7th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NdfXRzWdNoEJgwxsN/reflections-on-less-online

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“Reflections on Less Online” by Error

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