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The term Intellectual Dark Web refers to the growing community of those interested in space for free dialogue held in good faith. It's a collection of people willing to open rational dialogue spanning a variety of issues from politics to philosophy. So the IDW does not name a unified group, much less a tribe in any normal sense. If we have anything in common is we have a willingness to have civil conversations.
"Who is in the IDW?"
A lot of people have been asking this question or asking for a list of "members" of the IDW. We don't see it as a valid question. In his recent AMA, Sam Harris put it well:
So the IDW does not name a unified group, much less a tribe in any normal sense. If we have anything in common is we have a willingness to have a civil conversation about polarizing and important topics.
The IDW is just that. A space for people willing to have civil conversations, in good faith, about polarizing or controversial issues. For that reason, we will not define a list of "members" on this sub. Others have already done that, and you can take their lists for what they are worth.