Community

First off you gotta learn to listen to your senses and your body — esp gut and heart rate, which can help you understand how you *actually* feel about any situation. I think a lot of people are numb, disembodied, so they find it too frictionless to talk themselves into a life they hate and out of one that fulfills them bc they can’t tell what’s act... See more

the cure for loneliness is hospitality someone with charisma, resources & generosity can host a good party, make introductions, and lubricate the formation of social networks the best place to meet the love of your life is at your friend’s dinner party

what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation

The next wave of big consumer companies will be community-based products: - Niche, not everything to everyone - Unique aesthetic - Built-in community - More memorable than big platforms - Rewarding loyalty - Unbundling large platforms - An experience not a transaction - Fun

Imagine how much relationships would change if people went into one thinking “how can I make this person’s life better” instead of “how can this person make my life better”

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

Audience: consumes, collates, collects Community: contributes, cooperates, connects There’s a big difference.

A5) In the future gamers creating virtual assets for their gaming characters and trading those assets with other gamers will be possible. An entire crypto-enabled community will be able to flourish around blockchain-enabled gaming. #mediachat