I mostly wrote this for facebook, but it ended up being a whole-ass post so I figured I'd put it here too.

I'm helping run "LessOnline: A Festival of Writers Who Are Wrong On the Internet (But Striving To Be Less So)".

I'm incentivized to say nice things about the event. So, grain of salt and all. But, some thoughts, which roughly breakdown into:

– The vibe: preserving cozy/spaciousness of a small retreat at a larger festival

– The audience: "Reunion for the The Extended Family Blogosphere, both readers and writers."

– Manifest, and Summer Camp

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I. The Vibe

I've been trying to explain the vibe I expect and it's tricksy. I think the vibe will be something like "CFAR Reunion meets Manifest."

But a lot of people haven't been to a CFAR Reunion or to Manifest.

I might also describe it like "the thing the [...]

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First published:
May 8th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XtYuFgPWyopyzuLbv/some-thoughts-on-lessonline

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“some thoughts on LessOnline” by Raemon

LessWrong (30+ Karma)