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sdenheyer comments on Meetup Tactics Open Thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: sdenheyer 06 March 2012 06:25:44PM 2 points [-]

In Toronto, our average attendance has shrunk a bit, at least partially due to some of our regulars being busy with school/work, and others dropping out of sight for no given reason. We also haven't done anything in particular to connect with other like-minded groups or recruit new attendees - we have seen some new faces now and again..

Generally, casual, no-stated-purpose get-togethers have had between 3 to over a dozen attendees. Well-attended meet-ups also included focused discussions (on, for example, nuclear power just after Fukushima), and games (Paranoid Debating, Gnomic, board games).

Our least well-attended meets were for indoor rock climbing.

Currently, we do alternating weeks of casual meets and Singularity-focused discussions, which is working well for us.

So far, we've been disaster-free.

Comment author: Giles 06 March 2012 07:17:31PM *  2 points [-]

I'd regard our Toronto meetups as something of a "null" result. No disasters, nothing spectacular yet either. Singularity discussions are a new thing so too early to say how they'll play out (I think we've had 3 so far?). Lack of attempt to connect with like-minded groups I think can only be explained by akrasia.

Also, pretty much 100% male.