Also, the story is basically: for a while there was a LessWrong meetup, but then this got dropped and transformed into an EA Meetup. Then there were only EA meetups for a while. Then I started RRG and brought rationality back as its own hub, creating the Seattle Rationality FB group as well. The rationality community grew. Now there are multiple rationalist group houses including a new hub. People did leave for Berkeley, but weekly RRG is still going afaik, and there is still an active community, although its composition is perhaps quite different now.
Also, the story is basically: for a while there was a LessWrong meetup, but then this got dropped and transformed into an EA Meetup. Then there were only EA meetups for a while. Then I started RRG and brought rationality back as its own hub, creating the Seattle Rationality FB group as well. The rationality community grew. Now there are multiple rationalist group houses including a new hub. People did leave for Berkeley, but weekly RRG is still going afaik, and there is still an active community, although its composition is perhaps quite different now.