How we gather

Precipitated by declining participation in civic organizations and increased distrust of institutions, community is increasingly something we choose. And, with the entire [digital] world at our fingertips, place is no longer a limiting factor. As a result, online communities are thriving.

Much of the responsibility for that shift belongs to institutions themselves. Traditional religions, traditional political hierarchies, and traditional understandings of society have been unwilling or unable to offer compellingly meaningful accounts of the world, provide their members with purpose, foster sustainable communities, or put forth evoca

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