Any of you left? Gathering a few. We are a small break off group who was formed after this place went to shit followed by arête being allowed to go to shit. I'm happy if folks like chef and blerg branched off, but if any of y'all are still here let me know. I don't do these forums much anymore but its nice having a little chat to the side to keep in touch with real people.
If you were a member of the real arête chat then message me. I'll probably remember you since I was the moderator and had to okay your admittance.
This chat has existed for a while, but over time we have all gained each others trust and many have actually met IRL. That's not a requirement obviously, but we are trying to actually form a small group of like minded folk who can have real discussions. So let me know, message me or whatever.
This comment has stood the test of time https://arete.network/b/ConsumeProduct/p/3572/c/4157/
What have I been doing since? Notice my observation in that comment
> The 18th Century Enlightenment was rather utopian. It shared the flaw of all utopian thinking, that it was under-theorized. How would it work? In detail? Nobody knew.
Where will society be in twelve generations time? Say 2325 to 2385. There needs to be a theory of social dynamics. But my mathematics is too weak. I've just bought a book, Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, by Lawrence Perko. Will it languish on my book case beside Chaos in Dynamical Systems by Edward Ott?
So that is where I'm at: abstruse theory :-(