The NKS seminars and forums Wolfram has tried to create are exactly the sort of thing he said he wanted to do back then. They are weak institutions because the

The NKS seminars and forums Wolfram has tried to create are exactly the sort of thing he said he wanted to do back then. They are weak institutions because they are dominated by him and his ideas; they're like a debating society in North Korea. Maybe you'll get a new angle on how awesome is the Glorious Leader, but there will be no surprises.