SquirrelInHell comments on Secret Rationality Base in Europe - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SquirrelInHell 17 June 2016 03:10:49PM 2 points [-]

Acknowledged, but you are comparing only to famous and expensive cities.

So to make the ranking more fair - e.g. I've been living in Kraków which is more than 40% cheaper than Berlin in every aspect (though I'm not recommending it for a rationality hub) http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Germany&country2=Poland&city1=Berlin&city2=Krakow+%28Cracow%29

And I'll be going on a 3-month vacation on Malta, which is also visibly cheaper: http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Germany&country2=Malta&city1=Berlin&city2=Birkirkara

Comment author: ChristianKl 17 June 2016 03:48:44PM 0 points [-]

A lot of the people on LW are programmers and thus want to be employeed by software companies. Those generally exist in big cities. Big cities also tend to draw a lot of diverse ideas.

I can talk to someone in Berkely about Circling/Authentic Relating because there are Circling Events in Berlin and there are Circling/Authentic events in Berkely.

I haven't checked but I wouldn't expect to find Circling in Kraków or Malta.

Malta happens to have some interesting properties but I would guess that it would take significant financial resources to build something there.