Ask HN: After Slate Star Codex, where are the nuanced discussions?
Rebel Wisdom’s community has been gaining momentum for a couple of years, and particularly the past few months.<p>Its subject matter is somewhat different to the rationalist theme of SSC, but there is some crossover.<p>RW explores what they term the “crisis of meaning” in the modern world, the decay of institutions and social cohesion, and the challenges individuals face through trauma, mental illness and alienation.<p>Their forums on Discord and Google Groups host ongoing discussions about ways of overcoming these issues and finding a path to a better world.<p>It has a less materialistic and more spiritual ethos than SSC, so it won’t be every SSC exile’s cup of tea, but some may find it appealing.<p>They’ve done some excellent interviews with a broad range of folks including Gabor Mate, Daniel Schmachtenberger, Jordan Hall, Eric Weinstein, Brett Weinstein, Heather Heying, Douglas Rushkoff, Stanislav Grof, Diana Fleischmann, Ken Wilbur, Iain McGilchrist, John Vervaeke and Charles Einsenstein.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rebelwisdom.co.uk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rebelwisdom.co.uk</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discord.gg&#x2F;RK4MeYW" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;discord.gg&#x2F;RK4MeYW</a>