The Interintellect is a multidisciplinary community working to improve the world's conversations. My **host page** contains a list of past and upcoming events. Here are some highlights:

July 2021

1. Building a Better Society through Writing and Community Management – What’s the Right Balance? A Conversation with Glen Weyl

   

   Illustration by Julia Racsko

   • Recap on my personal blog, which originally appeared on the Interintellect community newsletter. This is a living document that I will keep updating.
   • Twitter thread containing Weyl's responses to our "rapid fire" Q&A round
   • Recording available to Interintellect members on my host page (please log in first)

2. Austin Summer Meetup at Easy Tiger East

August 2021

Decentralized Cities and the Future of Collaboration

• Jonathan Hillis and I hosted the Interintellect's first hybrid salon. Around 20 attendees having diverse backgrounds joined from Germany, India, Israel, Russia, Singapore, and the United States. Toggle for the recap!
• Tips on hosting a fun, lively hybrid event (we're optimistic even though hybrid events are divisive). Ben Fleming and I also recorded a quick video with suggestions. Experiment! Have fun!

September 2021

1. Why We Want What We Want – SuperSalon with Luke Burgis, Feat. Alaka Halder, Bronwyn Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KGCl0gnznE&t=1s

• Recap: We began with Luke's motivations for writing Wanting (2021), which explores how mimetic desire shapes society, before diving into implications for criminal justice, culture, the economy, wage transparency, and more. While discussing mimetic theory's limitations, we wondered if any theories or models offer exits from mimetic traps. We examined envy vs. jealousy and how they might be harnessed for self-discovery. Finally, we explored positive mimesis (e.g. Montessori education), the importance of values and transcendent leadership, and hopes for interdisciplinary and empirical understandings of mimesis in the future.

1. Austin September Meetup at Barton Springs (Zilker Park)

   A very Austin afternoon! Great conversations by the Barton Springs pool (with Sunday drum circle beats drifting in) followed by delicious tacos at Veracruz All Natural on Manchaca.

   

October 2021