Related, how does spin-off subcultures fit into this model? E.g. in music you have people that consume an innovation in one genre, then reinvent it in their own scene where they’re a creator. I think there’s similar dynamics in various LW adjacent subcultures, though I’m not up enough on detailed histories to comment.
If the spin-off group identifies differently and meets at different places, that is okay, because it does not prevent the original group from their original ways.
I think there’s similar dynamics in various LW adjacent subcultures
I agree. Less Wrong is a well-defended fortress. The spin-off subcultures have their own online places, such as Astral Codex Ten, Effective Altruism Forum, the places where post-rats meet, etc.
(Even if we copy or link each other’s articles, it is always selected articles, which are then discussed by a different audience. In music, I guess an analogy would be a song that is halfway between two genres, being played at different festivals for different audiences.)
Related, how does spin-off subcultures fit into this model? E.g. in music you have people that consume an innovation in one genre, then reinvent it in their own scene where they’re a creator. I think there’s similar dynamics in various LW adjacent subcultures, though I’m not up enough on detailed histories to comment.
If the spin-off group identifies differently and meets at different places, that is okay, because it does not prevent the original group from their original ways.
I agree. Less Wrong is a well-defended fortress. The spin-off subcultures have their own online places, such as Astral Codex Ten, Effective Altruism Forum, the places where post-rats meet, etc.
(Even if we copy or link each other’s articles, it is always selected articles, which are then discussed by a different audience. In music, I guess an analogy would be a song that is halfway between two genres, being played at different festivals for different audiences.)