Young rationalists facing major life decisions—university, research, career—are doing so in isolation, according to LessWrong. Hundreds of talented young people globally lack spaces to discuss shared interests like philosophy and AI alignment. Contributor fluxxrider proposes building community infrastructure through a core group model: start with five to ten committed members, use structured introductions to help people find each other. The challenge: previous attempts have failed to sustain engagement.

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