Comment author: Yavanna 28 March 2015 03:49:39AM 2 points [-]

Hi, anyone in Ithaca? I'd like to start some sort of Effective Altruism meet-up/club. The lovely people at the EA forum suggested asking here.

Comment author: Romashka 09 March 2015 08:03:50AM 0 points [-]

Thanks! I'll add the links to the previous discussions of kin vs. group selection on LW. That is the introduction I am building on. Forgot to do it being too excited:)

(There's no such thing as non-plant-people, they just need to come to terms with it, it can be rough, waking up to the plant-peopleness for the first time. We ought to be gentle...)

Comment author: Yavanna 28 March 2015 03:24:01AM 0 points [-]

One time I was walking around campus carrying a fern and a kid asked what type of flower it was. I stifled my laughter. Does that count as being gentle?

Comment author: Yavanna 08 March 2015 10:59:24PM 1 point [-]

I'm very much looking forward to reading this! Not only is it about plants, I also quite enjoy your writing style. Curious what non-plant-people will get out of it though, unless I've missed some introduction

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Comment author: Yavanna 08 March 2015 10:46:36PM 1 point [-]

I imagine you two have graduated by now. For future people who search lesswrong for 'Cornell' or 'Ithaca' I'm here until probably 2018, and if I find other effective altruism-interested people I'm thinking we could start a campus club. Let me know that you exist!