Community

Ultimately, Agreements are a collective wish we make about how we might be in the same space together. That space could be a classroom, a sports team, a club, a conference, committees or boards, an organizing group. They reflect what we need to participate while feeling joyful, trusted, and brave.

But they also can be flimsy as hell.

Human lives in communities. We join them, we sometimes leave them. Social networks should only be an underlying infrastructure to support our communities. Social networks are not our communities. Social network dies. Communities migrate and flock to different destinations.

A strong community turns casual users into devoted advocates. Create spaces where users can connect, share experiences, and help each other. This could be through online forums, local meetups, or virtual events.

Encourage user-generated content, celebrate community achievements, and facilitate peer-to-peer learning. The most successful communities

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