After ~3 years as the ACX Meetup Czar, I've decided to resign from my position, and I intend to scale back my work with the LessWrong community as well. While this transition is not without some sadness, I'm excited for my next project.

I'm the Meetup Czar of the new Fewerstupidmistakesity community.

We're calling it Fewerstupidmistakesity because people get confused about what "Rationality" means, and this would create less confusion. It would be a stupid mistake to name your philosophical movement something very similar to an existing movement that's somewhat related but not quite the same thing. You'd spend years with people confusing the two.

What's Fewerstupidmistakesity about? It's about making fewer stupid mistakes, ideally down to zero such stupid mistakes. Turns out, human brains have lots of scientifically proven stupid mistakes they commonly make. By pointing out the kinds of stupid mistakes people make, you can select [...]

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First published:
April 2nd, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/dgcqyZb29wAbWyEtC/i-m-resigning-as-meetup-czar-what-s-next

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“I’m resigning as Meetup Czar. What’s next?” by Screwtape

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“I’m resigning as Meetup Czar. What’s next?” by Screwtape