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Here's a collection of jumping-off points to curious communities I've spent many a happy hour exploring: http://ribbonfarm.com http://ribbonfarm.com https://wi

• ZenoArrow 10y ago
  Thanks for the links, I enjoy discovering sites with interesting content. They probably wouldn't be classed as unknown/obscure, but I always seem to find something interesting on Brain Pickings and Colossal, worth a look if they're new to you: https://www.brainpickings.org/ https://www.brainpickings.org/ http://www.thisiscolossal.com/ http://www.thisiscolossal.com/
• cobber2005 10y ago
  Principia Cybernetica introduced me to pantheism (not really a theism at all). It is wonderful that the internet still allows people to stumble upon things that can positively change their life, even if it is hard to find those things. It was probably harder to find such things before the internet.
• Analemma_ 10y ago
  We need a DARE program to warn unsuspecting children about people like you ;) LessWrong is a rabbit hole you'll never find your way out of. Oh it starts off harmless. "I'll just read a couple", you say. But a year later you're mainlining SSC and pissing off all your friends talking about "virtue signaling". And then a year after that you're living in Berkeley, dating five people, and giving a third of your income to MIRI. Kids, just say no!
  • whackedspinach 10y ago
    Please go back in time and invent this program. I definitely need to stop mainlining SSC.
  • greenshackle 10y ago
    Well, dating five people if you're (mostly hetero) female; dating one or two people, who are each dating five people, if you're (mostly hetero) male. Edit: Arguably, this is a better outcome than monogamy in a highly gender-skewed community (e.g. 1 in 2 het men dateless).
    • Karrot_Kream 10y ago
      Source? (I'm not being argumentative, just genuinely curious if this is anything but anecdote.)
      • yummyfajitas 10y ago
        http://lesswrong.com/lw/lhg/2014_survey_results/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/lhg/2014_survey_results/ 50% monogamous, 15% poly. Every lesswrong group I've visited - in the US, Europe and India - had multiple polyamorous people present and discussing polyamory, so I'd be surprised if this poll is way off.
        • unimpressive 10y ago
          Oh look at that, a perfect opportunity for me to plug that I ran the 2016 survey with updated results: http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/nmk/2016_lesswrong_diaspora_survey_analysis_part_one/ http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/nmk/2016_lesswrong_dias... http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/nor/2016_lesswrong_diaspora_survey_analysis_part_two/ http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/nor/2016_lesswrong_dias... http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/nqa/2016_lesswrong_diaspora_survey_analysis_part/ http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/nqa/2016_lesswrong_dias... http://lesswrong.com/lw/nx2/2016_lesswrong_diaspora_survey_analysis_part_four/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/nx2/2016_lesswrong_diaspora_survey_a... The one that concerns you is that LessWrong is now 18.2% polyamorous. This might just be an effect of increased scope of survey respondents though.
      • greenshackle 10y ago
        Anecdote, i.e. me dating a girl with 3 boyfriends in the Bay Area.
  • gcr 10y ago
    Rationalist fiction is also tons of fun. Here's a great sample story from this community if you have an hour or so free: http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/06/02/and-i-show-you-how-deep-the-rabbit-hole-goes/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/06/02/and-i-show-you-how-deep...
  • nercht12 10y ago
    Stop making me want to read it!