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I was SA'd by Rationalists, AMA. (awful.systems)
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Hi, Ivy Astrix here. I saw some of my work referenced here so figured I'd pop in and do an AMA. I did harm reduction at Vibecamp 1/2, and Vibegala 1/2. Happy to answer what I can as long as it doesn't violate confidences or isn't in service of personal grievances.

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[–] lproven@awful.systems 0 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Um. Lots of questions, but none are important, because TBH if I don't know then it is probably stuff that does not personally matter to me.

What and where are or were Vibecamp and Vibegala? Never heard of them.

What does "harm reduction" mean? What does "SA'd" mean?

[–] ivyastrix@awful.systems 3 points 11 hours ago

Vibecamp 1 was at camp champions in austin, Vibecamp 2 (and the others afaik) are at Ramblewood in Maryland

Vibegala 1 and 2 were hosted at a mansion/party compound in the berkeley hills, I'm not sure about 3 but 4 was at Lighthaven

Vibecamp is basically rationalist summer camp with talks, lectures, activations and dance parties, Vibegala was hard to describe but kind of urban vibecamp / a very typical berkeley burner party

SA stands for sexual assault (sorry i probably should have just put that in the title given this isn't twitter or facebook)

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Vibecamp is a meetup for the rationalist subculture, especially of the TPOT (That Part Of Twitter) subgroup. Curtis Yarvin was an honoured guest in 2022 and got treated like a rock star.

[–] CinnasVerses@awful.systems 1 points 13 hours ago

The person who talked about microdosing meth as a substitute for Adderall was writing about Vibecamp (I have not reread this post, please use discretion if anything about Rationalist events could be traumatizing).

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago

SA is "sexual(ly) assault(ed)" The rest is googlable.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Really hate to say this, but if you're coming from a place of ignorance and want to ask about what terms mean, you might want to be extra careful with how you ask. You should also do some homework on your own before trying to participate.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 1 points 19 hours ago

Seconding the core sentiment here

Those that have gone through abuse and hurt already have a lot on their plate, and having to handhold others through it is a lot of work - try to be mindful of what you might be asking from another