A Culture of Intimacy: a thesis for building enduring web3 commu…

intimacy is expressed as strong inter-member empathy and the elusive condition of trust.

Initial community members codify the community’s culture and doctrine into practice. As culture emerges through the repetition of shared rituals, so do repetitions of intimacy establish a culture of commitment to the community’s purpose.

intimacy takes spaciousness to cultivate.

slow growth gives you time to build strong relationships with members, which is essential for developing a close-knit community.

a culture of intimacy as the foundation for building enduring communities.

Alignment is best facilitated with small groups of people. With each person added to a community, the alignment naturally shifts.

community, like any relationship, is an aggregate of multiple narratives. Intimacy in turn can be described as the work of finding alignment across these multiple narratives.  Measured, thoughtful growth creates the spaciousness to cultivate intimacy, and determines which community narratives will persist over time.

“The seeds of intimacy are time and repetition. We choose each other again and again" — Esther Perel

Fractal experimentation. Run experiments with small groups of people to beta-test processes. Gather feedback and iterate.

high-velocity member growth in early stage communities can hinder people’s ability to make meaningful contributions and build connection.