Limited number of groups and community events outside of the US/London (I’m from CEE, there are some groups, but not that many). It limits the possibility of in-person interaction. So, in a long-term, LW can only be my “online” community, not a “real life group of friends”. Currently I regard EA events as a best way to meet rationalists, and, to be frank, it would be cool to have also other option and separate those two.
Wanted to write the same thing. In my country, if you organize a meetup for all rationalists and all ACX readers and all effective altruists together… the total number of participants may come close to ten, if you are lucky!
Limited number of groups and community events outside of the US/London (I’m from CEE, there are some groups, but not that many). It limits the possibility of in-person interaction. So, in a long-term, LW can only be my “online” community, not a “real life group of friends”. Currently I regard EA events as a best way to meet rationalists, and, to be frank, it would be cool to have also other option and separate those two.
Wanted to write the same thing. In my country, if you organize a meetup for all rationalists and all ACX readers and all effective altruists together… the total number of participants may come close to ten, if you are lucky!