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both LessOnline, Manifest, and Slutcon weren’t held until years later
This overstates the timeline. Manifest’s official site says it started in 2023, the year after the first Vibecamp in March 2022, not “years later.”
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The article says that after the first Vibecamp in March 2022, "both LessOnline, Manifest, and Slutcon weren’t held until years later."
That is not accurate for Manifest:
- Vibecamp’s own history page says the first Vibecamp was in March 2022 and that Vibecamp "partially inspired Manifest."
- Manifest’s official site says "Manifest started in 2023".
So Manifest began the following year, not "years later."
The rest of the chain does start later: LessOnline’s official site says 2026 is its third year (implying a first event in 2024), and SlutCon’s official site says last year was its first year (i.e. 2025). But because the sentence groups Manifest together with LessOnline and SlutCon, it inaccurately describes Manifest’s timing.
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- Vibecamp history
That group started meeting weekly, found a venue towards the end of 2021, and put on the first Vibecamp in March of 2022... Vibecamp partially inspired Manifest...
- Manifest 2026
Manifest started in 2023 as a festival about prediction markets and forecasting...
- LessOnline 2026
This is the third year of LessOnline.
- SLUTCON 2026
Last year was our first year, and we've learned a lot!