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[FKPXLS] The New Frontier of Belonging
Home can be local, a matter of the city, the neighbourhood, even the street; or we can change the angle and see ‘the place we belong to’ as a community defined less by physical space and more by passion, interest or shared experience; or we can zoom out and see it as encompassing the whole world and even beyond.
Jon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
One of the core needs of humans is a sense of belonging. For centuries, religion, our tribes, our communities, our families have given us that sense, but modern culture, catalyzed by the internet, has broken down a lot of these connective tissues. And so we look desperately for other places for belonging, places where we can participate in some... See more
Sarah Tavel • The Era of Participatory Social
Community offers the promise of belonging and calls for us to acknowledge our interdependence. To belong is to act as an investor, owner, and creator of this place. To be welcome, even if we are strangers. As if we came to the right place and are affirmed for that choice.