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Every Village Needs a Jester
danielle (šš¶š & š»ššš¶š)supernuclear.substack.com
Interestingly, echo chambers also come with benefits, not only for their āresidents,ā but also for society at large. In fact, they might be essential as markersāand makersāof shared identity and values, places of belonging and comfort. Isnāt any community, by definition, an echo chamber? The House of Beautiful Business certainly is. We have no... See more
š” I Donāt Resonate With You
the best gardens have many doors, and few locks.
"Social bonds were reinforced during disasters, and that people overwhelmingly devoted their energies toward the good of the community rather than just themselves" (p.52) - sarajevo war example, post 9/11, trapped miners examples..."Disasters create a community of sufferers that allows individuals to experience an immensely reassuring connecting to
... See moreThe great harmony of community isnāt when everyone has equal everything. Itās when responsibility, investment, stake, and trust are aligned. You want the people who are most invested, most trusted, and most accountable to be taking on more responsibility and more decisions. You want people to feel empowered to make decisions without everyoneās... See more
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there are 9,000 problems in life that have the solution "know more local people" and people will do literally anything except spend time on that
Simon Sarristwitter.com
The dilemma of chasing spectacle versus achieving lasting impact by starting small and cultivating deep, sustainable engagement.
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It's interesting to think about if you're playing the game of spectacle, there's only sort of one path forward, which is more or bigger. Yeah. And mischief trapped ourselves in that own game. Like we've, we built the game, we designed a game. We want it because we're a player of one. And then we essentially are trapped by the game unless we
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āI think you can only really get staying power if you focus on a relationship with a small group for as long as you can possibly hold on and then a little bit more, and then maybe, maybe you have a chance of something with like really significant staying power.ā