Note:
1) We'll be meeting IRL this week at Nathan's place indoors.
2) If you have recommendations for future reading topics, post them on the Discord in
:alarm_clock:-meetup-discussion or contact Vishal via DM.
3) Bring a swimsuit!

Reading:

The Carving of Reality Week 1 (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Rck5CvmYkzWYxsF4D/book-launch-the-carving-of-reality-best-of-lesswrong-vol-iii)

The "Best of LessWrong 2020" volumes are out, and as we do every year we're going to sample a bunch of the selected essays. They constitute a potpourri of various subjects, loosely connected by theme.  

Reading time: 1 hour

1. Jason Crawford - "Why haven't we celebrated any major achievements lately?": https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/q3JY4iRzjq56FyjGF/why-haven-t-we-celebrated-any-major-achievements-lately
2. Scott Alexander - "Studies on Slack": https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GZSzMqr8hAB2dR8pk/studies-on-slack
3. Zvi Mowshowitz - "Simulacra Levels and their Interactions": https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/qDmnyEMtJkE9Wrpau/simulacra-levels-and-their-interactions
4. Alkjash - "Pain is not the unit of effort: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bx3gkHJehRCYZAF3r/pain-is-not-the-unit-of-effort

Location: 11841 Wagner St., Culver City

Rules:
1) Things start winding down around 11:30 PM.
2) For parking: use street parking. Do not park in the driveway of the house.  Street parking is free and doesn't require any permits.

Schedule:
6:30PM - 7:00PM - Gathering/Chatting
7:00PM - 7:20PM - Surprise of the Week
7:20PM - 7:30PM - Announcements
7:30PM - 9:00PM - Topic Discussion
9:00PM - 11:30PM - Hanging Out

Contact: The best way to contact me (or anybody else who is attending the meetup) is through our Discord. Feel free to message Vishal or Nathan directly. Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TaYjsvN