OC ACXLW Meetup #89: “Bring Your Own Values” Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 2:00 – 5:00 PM Location: 1970 Port Laurent Place, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Host: Michael Michalchik (michaelmichalchik@gmail.com | (949) 375-2045)
An Invitation To Share & Reflect On Core Values
For our next OC ACXLW session on March 15, there are no required readings. Instead, we ask that you show up with your own thoughts about the values you believe society (or humanity at large) should carry forward:
Foundational, time-tested virtues that keep our civilizations strong
Contested values you see in flux amid modern debates that ned attention
Forward-looking principles that might shape civilization for centuries or millennia
We want to spark an open discussion where each of us brings a few personal reflections or stories illustrating what we regard as key moral/cultural/political values. This can include:
Your personal moral compass (e.g., compassion, freedom, curiosity)
Values you believe are missing or overshadowed in today’s public life
Speculative “alien” or futuristic ideas that challenge us to imagine new norms
Optional Food For Thought
While you don’t need to read anything in advance, we offer a few voluntary resources if you want to stoke your imagination:
Notoriously unsettling. For some, this might illustrate how alien or “inhuman” values can unsettle ours.
None of these are required; they’re merely prompts if you’d like external inspirations for imagining what values might stand the test of time—or warp under pressure.
What We’ll Discuss
Favorite Values: Bring 1–3 you hold dear. Why do you see them as vital or threatened?
Value Tensions: Are certain good values mutually exclusive? Could “alien” value systems be positive in ways we don’t expect?
Future Shaping: Which guiding principles might best protect what we cherish if society or technology changes drastically?
We Look Forward to Seeing You!
This meetup aims for a freeform, philosophical discussion rather than a text-based debate. Whether you’re drawn to personal virtues, civic ideals, or big-picture cosmic planning, join us on March 15 with your insights.
Questions? Email or call Michael (contact info above). Thank you, and see you soon for a creative exploration of the values that define us—and that we believe can guide our future.
OC ACXLW Meetup #89: “Bring Your Own Values”
Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Location: 1970 Port Laurent Place, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Host: Michael Michalchik (michaelmichalchik@gmail.com | (949) 375-2045)
An Invitation To Share & Reflect On Core Values
For our next OC ACXLW session on March 15, there are no required readings. Instead, we ask that you show up with your own thoughts about the values you believe society (or humanity at large) should carry forward:
We want to spark an open discussion where each of us brings a few personal reflections or stories illustrating what we regard as key moral/cultural/political values. This can include:
Optional Food For Thought
While you don’t need to read anything in advance, we offer a few voluntary resources if you want to stoke your imagination:
None of these are required; they’re merely prompts if you’d like external inspirations for imagining what values might stand the test of time—or warp under pressure.
What We’ll Discuss
We Look Forward to Seeing You!
This meetup aims for a freeform, philosophical discussion rather than a text-based debate. Whether you’re drawn to personal virtues, civic ideals, or big-picture cosmic planning, join us on March 15 with your insights.
Questions?
Email or call Michael (contact info above). Thank you, and see you soon for a creative exploration of the values that define us—and that we believe can guide our future.
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