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“Reflections on Less Online” by Error


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Meta: This post turned out longer, slower, and less well-written than I hoped. I don’t see any similar posts in a quick search, though, so

I'm posting it anyway. I’ve tried to front-load
feedback that might be useful to the organizers, and put more personal
stuff towards the end. For context, I attended LessOnline and the Manifest-branded Summer
Camp, but not Manifest itself, and my main prior experience with events like
this is fandom conventions such as (local to me) Dragoncon.

As I left the Lighthaven dorm to find breakfast, five people at a table

in the courtyard invited me to join a game of Zendo. This was the first
notable thing to happen to me at LessOnline. It was also the thing that
convinced me that yes, the trip across the country to attend would be
Worth It.

I have never played Zendo before, and don’t [...]

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Outline:

(02:01) Lighthaven

(04:59) Events

(08:03) Miscellaneous observations

(11:33) Suggestions

(13:42) Personal notes

(18:43) Some things I did

(22:15) Anti-Akratic Abnormalities

(25:10) Shoutouts

(28:53) Celebrities

(30:31) Last Thoughts

The original text contained 7 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

The original text contained 2 images which were described by AI.

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First published:

July 7th, 2024

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NdfXRzWdNoEJgwxsN/reflections-on-less-online

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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