Note the second announcement at the end of this post.

Come on out to the ACX (Astral Codex Ten) Montreal Meetup! This week, we're talking about Jon Blow's talk "Preventing the Collapse of Civilization".

Reading/Viewing Recommendation(s):

Two shorter highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeAMiBKi_EM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEn2HPGXwj8

Summary: Jon Blow talks about his hypothesis that, as technology grows in complexity (in all areas, but he dives deeper on software as a specific example), deep knowledge of that technology among top experts gets harder and harder to maintain, which can lead to a slow decline in a civilization's ability to improve upon and eventually even maintain infrastructure based on that tech.

Topic suggestion form here.

Venue: L'Esplanade Tranquille, 1442 Clark, possibly second floor balcony, possibly in the outdoor area. 
Date & Time: Saturday, June 22nd, 2024, 1:00PM.

Please RSVP by clicking "Going" at the top of this post. It is not mandatory, but it helps with planning the event and encourages others to come.

I (probably) won't be there and Massimo is running the event, so contact Massimo on Discord @massimog if you have trouble finding us or any other issues.

Please also join the mailing list and our Discord server if you haven't already. We host biweekly ACX Montreal meetups (and more), so join us if you don't want to miss any of them!

Second announcement

As a second announcement, on Saturday June 15th, at 5PM, Massimo is hosting a board game night at his place! One of his conditions is to not only play Among Us. DM him on Discord for the apartment details if you're interested.