Meetup : Boston - Schelling Day

Vika

Discussion article for the meetup : Boston - Schelling Day

WHEN: 16 April 2014 07:00:00PM (-0400)

WHERE: Citadel House, 98 Elm St Apt 1, Somerville, MA

Schelling Day is a rationalist holiday (designed by Ben Landau-Taylor) that is about sharing important and personal things in our lives, and getting to know each other better. The holiday involves a fun ritual for talking about feelings, and a potluck dinner.

Here is Ben's LW post describing Schelling Day http://lesswrong.com/lw/h2t/schelling_day_a_rationalist_holiday/

There is some debate on the most Schelling time to gather and discuss feelings, but the birthday of Thomas Schelling (April 14) seemed like a good choice. Last year's debut of Schelling Day was a great success, and we look forward to holding it again!

The schedule for Schelling Day is as follows:

7pm - arrival

7:30pm - ceremony begins

8:30pm - dinner and socializing

Discussion article for the meetup : Boston - Schelling Day

WHEN: 16 April 2014 07:00:00PM (-0400)

WHERE: Citadel House, 98 Elm St Apt 1, Somerville, MA

Here is Ben's LW post describing Schelling Day http://lesswrong.com/lw/h2t/schelling_day_a_rationalist_holiday/

The schedule for Schelling Day is as follows:

7pm - arrival

7:30pm - ceremony begins

8:30pm - dinner and socializing

Discussion article for the meetup : Boston - Schelling Day

These seem to be good examples of potential dangers. More include believing stupid nonsense, doing generally irrational things, being locked into an exploitative social network, etc.

I think I have a better image of your concerns, but it's still fuzzy. Could you go into more detail?

(This is on my mind a lot because I recently got in touch with an old friend who turns out to be deeply creeped out by LW and CFAR in a way I'm trying to understand better.)

Is "stupid nonsense" the same as "false beliefs"?

I'm unsure about "doing irrational things", too. I have acquaintances who consider pursuing intimate relationships to be "doing irrational things", and others who consider the same of playing board games. So I hope you can be more specific.

"Being locked into an exploitative social network" is a huge big scary serious concern. That's why I linked to "ABCDEF" above, since it's intended as a guide to avoid those, written by someone who has experience as a member and leader of a large number of nonconformist social groups (namely, neopagan religious groups). Did you get a chance to read that?