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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Finding the others, before the internet


Bing AI image. 

The internet is a great way to find the others -- I pretty much know all of the people heavily involved in RAW fandom -- but what about before the net showed up? 

My friend Tracy Harms told me that sometime in the 1980s, a libertarian from the East Coast moved to Boulder, Colorado, didn't know anybody and wanted to meet some local people. So he put up "Who Is John Galt?" posters giving a time and place, and it worked. Various local libertarians showed up.

This made me wonder where a "Who is Hagbard Celine?" poster would successfully attract attention. Tracy suggested maybe a science fiction convention. Maybe also a large gathering of libertarians? Or a festival featuring magick? 


1 comment:

Oz Fritz said...

I agree that that SF conventions and certain festivals would be a good place to put up such a poster. Some of the bigger music festivals like Coachella could be good. Burning Man comes to mind, if they're still doing that.