Community
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Community
Every Village Needs a Jester
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Platforms like GoFundMe, reddit grief communities, mutual aid networks, real-time disaster storytelling, and global uprisings in reaction to systemic inequality are demonstrative, real world examples that connectivity breeds empathy and unity. The work of Taiwanās digital minister Audrey Tang during the COVID-19 pandemic ā quickly using the... See more
But these activities are all separate from the feelings needed to fully and sustainably participate: the courage, optimism, trust, love, intimacy, curiosity. The resilience to push through the inevitable feelings of fear, overwhelm, frustration, and hurt. The stamina to go through cycles of all of these feelings and more, again and again, and... See more
Community is About What We Are Willing to Feel
from Group Hug by Elise Granata
Human Interactions/Relationships & Connections
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Zooming out: great communities, in the traditional sense, required limited options so people would remain dependent: no specialists or external trade (to ensure we all collectively worked together), and no diversity or weird ideas (to ensure a homogenous group with a focus on tradition). We had far worse medical treatment, underwent excruciating manual labor, and didnāt necessarily share the same interests with others, but because we were dependent on each other, the bonds were strong. Now the options are virtually limitless, and weāre seeing our social bonds decay as a result.
The reality is that there are many outcomes that we can support, marketing is just one of them. Content is another. As is research, events, product development. Community literally has the potential to support the entire organisation.
Rosieland ā¢ On Developing the Community Profession
Audience: consumes, collates, collects
Community: contributes, cooperates, connects
Thereās a big difference.
Millyās building: generalist.worldtwitter.comthe digital spaces we want
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