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This one is probably important. With non-LW newcomers to my meetup, I find explaining that we draw most of our ideas from LW kind of weird in the sense that 50% of my simulations of them conclude "these guys are some wacko internet cult". Only some of them come back.
I'd like to see at least some work on how to talk about LW without implying insularity. We can't just drop the LW affiliation, because nowhere else really compares (even if everything on LW exists somewhere else, it doesn't exist anywhere else all in the same place).
HI WE'RE AN INTERNET MEETUP GROUP!
The internet is low status due to the low barriers to entry. Mention higher status things than the internet.
Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford (Hey I've heard of Oxford)
Vinge (a published author many have heard of)
Center for Applied Rationality which does real things in real life with real people
Talk about cognitive science. Talk about economics. Talk about anything but the internet. LessWrong? Oh it's just for coordinating all the interesting people who are interested in these interesting things.