Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson

lovingly provided by @xlatentspace @diracdeltafunk @metacontrarian @keyofgeo @sam_kritch and many more

[Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @groundtruthcafe]

👀

[Cee 🎄 @_ceee_]

dumped the entire vibecamp event json into claude for a review

[Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @groundtruthcafe]

if you wish to support Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson financially, donations are happily accepted

it costs about $1,500-2,000/year for liquor, coffee, supplies, and maintaining/replacing key infra

we've raised about $1,300 so far this year

https://t.co/WPbILkGZ7b

[Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @groundtruthcafe]

we're excited to return to @vibecamp_ for the 4th straight year to bring coffee all day and bitter cocktails and aperitifs all night

Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson is a non-transactional pop up cafe and bar

donations are welcome and will go directly to supplies and decorations

[Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @groundtruthcafe]

Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @vibecamp_ 2026 After Action Report:

opened: Thursday 9pm
closed: Sunday noon

~700 cups of coffee provided over ~23 hours of operation

~12 hours of bar service serving up cocktails

~15 chairs and ~10 stools enjoyed day and night

[latent space marine @xlatentspace]

Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @vibecamp_ 2025 After Action Report:

12 hours of coffee service
12 hours of bar service
55 total hours of operation
~600 cups of coffee provided
100s of bitter cocktails served
3.5 liters of Italian Digestifs tasted
1 of 96 glasses lost
$1,425 donated

[Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @groundtruthcafe]

last buot least, GT/BL is a community provided experience, lovingly provided by @xlatentspace (and wie) @sam_kritch @DiracDeltaFunk @metacontrarian @mauve_sky @keyofgeo @slakemm @CrispyWicks @anosteus and many others

many thanks to all for helping to provide this space

[phaent is percolating through igneous rock, slowly @PhaentGames]

Donating even $1 today can help save a future Vibecamper from chronic fatigue and social anxiety, while helping GT/BL continue to provide high quality libations and coffee concentrations!

Please, help the Vibecampers!

[latent space marine @xlatentspace]

a bitter oasis at @vibecamp_

[Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @groundtruthcafe]

some supplies acquired

[Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @groundtruthcafe]

@vibecamp_ we live to serve (coffee and bitter cocktails)

[Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @groundtruthcafe]

we're excited to return to @vibecamp_ for the 4th straight year to bring coffee all day and bitter cocktails and aperitifs all night

Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson is a non-transactional pop up cafe and bar

donations are welcome and will go directly to supplies and decorations

[latent space marine @xlatentspace]

Ground Truth/Bitter Lesson @vibecamp_ 2025 After Action Report:

12 hours of coffee service
12 hours of bar service
55 total hours of operation
~600 cups of coffee provided
100s of bitter cocktails served
3.5 liters of Italian Digestifs tasted
1 of 96 glasses lost
$1,425 donated