TheOtherDave comments on Ritual Report: NYC Less Wrong Solstice Celebration - Less Wrong

83 Post author: Raemon 20 December 2011 08:37PM

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Comment author: Raemon 21 December 2011 08:41:23PM 0 points [-]

If, after a few initial articles to explain what I'm doing and why, this became something organized by private meetups, would that still bother you?

What if it took place only in the discussion section? (Perhaps, only to say: "hey guys, want to come to another forum/mailing-list where we can collaborate on this?")

Comment author: TheOtherDave 21 December 2011 09:02:11PM 6 points [-]

The most honest answer is that I don't know.

The discussions themselves don't bother me, it's more that I fear the dynamic where devoting energy to community-building becomes a self-perpetuating runaway process that distorts or steals the oxygen from everything else. I know there's a point where that happens, but I have no idea where the threshold is.

That said, my best guess is that treating these ritual sessions as a special case of meetups is relatively harmless.

Comment author: Raemon 21 December 2011 09:58:05PM 2 points [-]

Thank you for the input.