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

Meaningful community co-creation. The most generative collaborations come from community members with high, shared context.

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.

intimacy takes spaciousness to cultivate.

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

As we’re collectively discovering the edges of this novel technology, it’s critical that we trust our fellow members to experiment and fail well.

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.

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

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

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