Why Did I Do This to Myself? - by Sienna in the field
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A Therapist’s Encounter at LessOnline2026
Every morning, I regretted going. LessOnline 2026 was held in Berkeley. I live in Stanford. For three days, I woke up, checked the time, and felt the same resistance in my body. The conference itself was already outside my comfort zone. Adding a two-hour commute each way by Caltrain and BART did not help. I had not planned on attending. If my friend Lucy had not invited me, I probably never would have learnt about it. This wasn’t because I had anything against the event. Quite the opposite. I had been curious about the rationalist, and adjacent tech communities for years. I work as a…
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