Community Building
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Community Building
look at how the word “ community ” itself has been warped in recent years into a cynical marketing cliché to rival “storyteller” — annexed as the torched rhetorical territory of people who live to “move product” above all else.
The co-opting of “community” into a sales strategy is insidious, not only because it reduces likeminded groups of people... See more
The co-opting of “community” into a sales strategy is insidious, not only because it reduces likeminded groups of people... See more
You are not a commercial for yourself
Secret Societies, Network States, Burning Man, Zuzalu, and More: Thoughts on New Political Communities
Matt Prewittradicalxchange.org
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
If there's any kind of lesson in all this, it's mostly some advice I want to give myself.
The lesson is simply: speak up .
It's OK to slip into advocacy now and then, so long as you do it tastefully. If it sounds high- or heavy-handed — or anything like nagging — you're doing it wrong. Just explain why you care about a particular value. The goal... See more
The lesson is simply: speak up .
It's OK to slip into advocacy now and then, so long as you do it tastefully. If it sounds high- or heavy-handed — or anything like nagging — you're doing it wrong. Just explain why you care about a particular value. The goal... See more
Kevin Simler • Here Be Sermons | Melting Asphalt
