Diaspora Map-Test

The LessWrong Diaspora is a set of loosely affiliated, often independent blogs and social networks which sprung up from the ruins of the community blog LessWrong. Diaspora ranges from the rigorously serious venues focused on existential risk or philosophy, to what are essentially cyber orgies of particularly high Openness people who have shared culture.

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Blogs

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Adjacent Blogs

Blog NameAuthorPurpose/FocusExample Post
Good Judgement OpenMultiple Authors Politics StatisticsForecasting the Future of the Mosul Dam
The Ezra Klein ShowEzra Klein PoliticsNeera Tanden on what it's like to work for Hillary Clinton
Waking Up with Sam HarrisSam Harris Politics Religion 'Rationality'What Hillary Clinton Should Say about Islam and the “War on Terror”
OpenAI BlogMultiple Authors AILearning from Human Preferences
Shtetl-OptimizedScott Aaronson Mathematics Philosophy PoliticsIs “information is physical” contentful?
Mr. Money MustacheMr. Money Moustache Finance LifestylePay Down the Mortgage or Invest More? A win/win question.
Bryan Caplan at EconLogBryan Caplan Economics PoliticsThe Not-So-Curious Absence of American Emulationists in the Third World?
Marginal REVOLUTIONTyler Cowen Economics Politics Education PersonalCan an independent Puerto Rico work out?
The Blog of Author Tim FerrissTim Ferriss Marketing Health Productivity TravelNo More Excuses – How to Make an Extra $100,000 in the Next 6 Months
SidereaSibylla Bostoniensis Shrinkery Science! Food Current events Healthcare SocietyThe Value of College

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Blog NameAuthorPurpose/FocusExample Post
Slate Star ScratchpadScott Alexander Psychology Medicine Philosophy History Sociology Culture Wars Problems In Society Politics Whale Puns“Today at the child hospital, I asked a kid if he knew what his diagnosis was...”
Ragged Jack ScarletAnonymous Sociology Insight Porn Memes Psychology Culture WarsMythic Values/Folk Values
Academician ZexAnonymous Alcoholism Homosexuality Sexuality Memes Cute Animals Culture Wars Cartoons Video GamesThe 80/20 rule and the addiction lobby
Wirehead WannabeAnonymous Depression Suicide Youth Rights Politics Culture Wars“I gotta admit...”

Forums

Forum NameForum TypeTopic FocusAdministrator(s)Moderation TypeUpdated
Name of the forum. eg. LessWrongWhat ”kind” of forum it is. For example LessWrong might be described as “community blog”, Reddit as “link aggregator”.What the forum is about. For example LessWrong might be described as “Attempts to explore ‘the art of human rationality’.”Who is the head moderator or maintainer of the forum. For example LessWrong when it was founded would have been Eliezer Yudkowsky.Loose, Medium, or Strict. Loose being none to very little, Strict being “goofing off gets you banned in 15 minutes”, and Medium being somewhere in between.The date that the entry was last touched in YYYY-MM-DD format. eg. 2017-10-06.
LessWrong 2.0Community BlogAttempting the creation of a 'rationality canon'.Vaniver, Oliver HabrykaMedium2019-01-06
Whistling LobstersLink Aggregator"Whistling Lobsters aims to stand at the intersection of interesting, useful, and excellent."ObormotStrict2017-10-06
/r/slatestarcodexSubredditSlate Star Codex community and related topicsBakkot, _Vulture_, coderman9, PM_ME_UR_OBSIDIAN, ScottAlexander, tailcalled, werttrew, utilsucks, cjet79Medium2017-10-07
/r/rationalSubredditRational and rationalist fictionParidexisErrant, alexanderwales, eaturbrainzLoose2017-10-09
/r/HPMORSubredditAnalysis of "Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality"jaiwithani, V2Blast, EliezerYudkowsky, bbrazil, noking, alexanderwalesLoose2017-10-09
Effective Altruism ForumCommunity BlogThis forum brings together people who want to change the world, to make plans and share announcements.Larissa Hesketh-Rowe, Julia WiseMedium2017-10-09
OmnilibriumDebate ForumRational Discussion of Controversial TopicsUnknownMedium2017-10-09
Cafe ChesscourtBBSA forum for the rationalist communitytheojonesMedium2017-10-15

Chatrooms

 Topic FocusSizeAdministratorModeration TypeUpdated
What the chatroom is named. eg. #lesswrong would be… #lesswrong.What topics the chatroom typically focuses on. eg. #lesswrong might be: Gwern Branwen, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology, AI, 'Rationalist' Community, Insight PornHow many users (including lurkers) does the channel have? This is usually listed somewhere in the interface.Who controls the chatroom? eg. #lesswrong might be: Gwern Branwen, or namespace depending on your political opinions.Loose, Medium, or Strict. Loose being none to very little, Strict being “goofing off gets you banned in 15 minutes”, and Medium being somewhere in between.The date that the entry was last touched in YYYY-MM-DD format. eg. 2017-10-06.
#lesswrong (Freenode)Gwern Branwen, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology, AI, 'Rationalist' Community, Insight Porn277Gwern BranwenStrict2017-10-06
##hplusroadmap (Freenode)Cryptocurrency, Hardware, Biohacking, Transhumanism86kanzureStrict2017-10-09
#slatestarcodex (Freenode)Scott Alexander, Culture Wars, Lifestyle83DrethelinStrict2017-10-09
#chapelperilous (Freenode)Postrationality, Religion, Culture Wars, Neoreaction23lucidianLoose2017-10-09
lesswrongers slackfull scope, solving problems.500 registered, 40 active weeklyElowalled garden, low moderation needed.2017-10-07
SSC DiscordPsychology, Scott Alexander, Sexuality, Culture Wars~300deluks917Strict2017-10-06
LessWrong Discordrationality, irrationality, shitposting, Less Wrong 2.0 support/development (not actively monitored by the LW 2.0 team)440 (low activity)ex cinerafirm but gentle2017-10-19
Russian LessWrong SlackFuturism, Coworking, Russia, Don't Be Shy Most People Speak English!2000+ registered, ~150 WAU (~50 are posting), and ~80 DAU (~25 are posting)berekukreign of terror2019-03-31
DoissetepChatroom aggregator, participants own and moderate 'shards' with different norms. Topics span everything from X-Risk to cuddling.~300Admin: Gray; Moderators: amanda, Lilly, nightpoolVaries between rooms, Medium from server moderators2019-10-28
exegesisbrain hacking, personal advice, mathematics, autistic special interests, community, sexuality~350 (almost inactive though)celestialoose unfortunately2019-06-03
a compelling narrativeAbove all, ACN is the the cool place to hang out. You can find most of the cool people here. In ACN, you can just chill and do whatever and totally relax. "Take it easy" is the ACN motto, for example, that's how laid back it is here. Show up if you want to have a good time.349ex cineraMedium in most channel, loose in #hell2019-03-31
Biggest Spotlight discord (Contact Hivewired#6054 on discord)Splinter of Exegesis, full scope, mental health, non-binary genders~100 (inactive)Hivecommunity2017-10-07
EA CornerEffective Altruism360apprenticebard, lintamande, Pedro, Taymon, Throne3dMedium2019-04-02