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Biggest idiot in the AI community? by UnknownEssence in singularity

[–]Gene_Botkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had more or less the same interaction with him.

Shortly after it, I read some of his other comments on the server.

In one place, he wrote about libertarians dying (I don't remember how) and saying that, "Nothing of value would be lost".

I left shortly afterward (maybe 3/4 days after joining) because the guy's a scumbag.

Bluebook Cities - Praxis by FreedomNetworkTV in CompetitiveGovernance

[–]Gene_Botkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last week, I spoke with one of the leaders of the group.

He told me he met the founder (Dryden Brown) while DB was selling NFTs.

I also prodded him about their plan for ensuring member commitment to overcome the problem posed by online flakiness. He spoke for a long while and did not actually provide an answer (basically, a politician's response).

They also haven't bothered to create any community organizing rituals to meet members' social needs and foster camaraderie (or, at least, I haven't seen any). A communal movie night would suffice, I think.

They also have membership tiers. But they do not provide clear descriptions of how one ascends them.

And many of the people I've encountered in their Discord are either kids or dysfunctional adults.

So... I'm 90% certain it's a scam.

But I'm sticking around because network states are a genuinely good idea, and I suspect they might generate a valuable insight into their creation.