This is an annual gathering of rationalists, post-rationalists, burners, etc. in Detroit. We all get together and have a sort of long weekend house party in an AirBnB with most of us giving some sort of presentation on a topic of interest. There is also some group singing, some gaming, and lots of good homemade food. I went for the first time last year and had a blast. There is an application form, but acceptance is fairly liberal, we're just looking to find people who buy into the overall culture of the event and are willing to participate in some way and help to build the event (give a presentation, share your art, volunteer in the kitchen, etc.) rather than just consume the event.
The event culture emphasizes being open to a range of perspectives, being aware of your biases and treating them as participants in the event rather than letting them control you.
Many of us Fluidity Forumers also participate together in various events in the Detroit area throughout the year, including a recurring Authentic Relating gathering and going to Lakes of Fire (the Michigan regional Burning Man event) together. So Fluidity Forum is partly an opportunity to connect with a year-round community.
This event is also very affordable since the sleeping accommodations are mostly in shared rooms and there is a pay-what-you-can option as well. We don't want money to be a barrier to entry for our community.
If I understand correctly, we will have a guest of honor this year, Jess of Jess Camp will be flying in from Europe. We discussed this at the last planning meeting but I don't see it reflected on the website yet.
This is an annual gathering of rationalists, post-rationalists, burners, etc. in Detroit. We all get together and have a sort of long weekend house party in an AirBnB with most of us giving some sort of presentation on a topic of interest. There is also some group singing, some gaming, and lots of good homemade food. I went for the first time last year and had a blast. There is an application form, but acceptance is fairly liberal, we're just looking to find people who buy into the overall culture of the event and are willing to participate in some way and help to build the event (give a presentation, share your art, volunteer in the kitchen, etc.) rather than just consume the event.
The event culture emphasizes being open to a range of perspectives, being aware of your biases and treating them as participants in the event rather than letting them control you.
Many of us Fluidity Forumers also participate together in various events in the Detroit area throughout the year, including a recurring Authentic Relating gathering and going to Lakes of Fire (the Michigan regional Burning Man event) together. So Fluidity Forum is partly an opportunity to connect with a year-round community.
This event is also very affordable since the sleeping accommodations are mostly in shared rooms and there is a pay-what-you-can option as well. We don't want money to be a barrier to entry for our community.
If I understand correctly, we will have a guest of honor this year, Jess of Jess Camp will be flying in from Europe. We discussed this at the last planning meeting but I don't see it reflected on the website yet.
Event description from the website:
Fluidity Forum is a gathering about metamodernity, sense-making, rationalism, metarationality, and thinking-about-thinking, for bloggers, their readers, and enthusiasts.
There will be solo talks and panel discussions on topics such as (see the glossary) a metarationality curriculum, civilizational redesign, internal family systems, developmental theory, erisology, social media algorithms, conflict resolution, psychology, consilience, comparative religion, secular meditation, legibility & many others common in this space.
…or whatever cool, interesting, fun, or intellectual topics the attendees want to present on!
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