What does “community” even mean? A definition attempt & conversation starter
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What does “community” even mean? A definition attempt & conversation starter
In this book, I define a community as a group of individuals who share a mutual concern for one another’s welfare. It’s distinct from a group whose members may share ideas, interests, proximity, or any number of things but lack concern for one another.
Charles Vogl • The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging
For hundreds of thousands of years, human survival has depended on transactional exchanges—bartering, securing resources, and protecting one’s own. But the next step in our evolution is interdependence. Survival and transaction must give way to mutual care, support, and co-creation. The future of community isn’t about what we can get from one anoth... See more
💡The Future of Community: Beyond Transaction, Towards Evolution
The etymology of the word community is from the Latin terms cum meaning “together” or “among each other” and munus, which indicates giving or a gift or exchange. Integrated into one word, community represents a form of exchanging or giving among and between each other. It suggests the development of relationship and the act of relating with each ot
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