knowledge shared between friends, while relatively unknown to the rest of the world, anchors many of the strongest social bonds.
strong communities tend to feature mutual commitments and common moral obligations, or relatedly, a sense of shared fate
Despite all the negative publicity around hypergrowth and overvaluation, Peloton has retained a core group of users for a long time by focusing on building community and meeting customers with enthusiasm wherever they are. And they managed to scale that pretty well.
What We Can Learn from Decentralized Community Building
Most people don't join communities for belonging.
They join to solve a problem or achieve a goal.
It's only once they form relationships that they'll cite belonging as their motivation.
Lesson: to grow your community promote benefits, not belonging.