Local Community
Sam Liebeskind added 2d ago
Sam Liebeskind added 2d ago
also think we need to learn to enjoy locality. Culture emerges from the connections between people, and I believe these are always strongest in person. Face-to-face cultural engagement is necessarily participatory, online cultural engagement rarely is. Nearly all of my most fulfilling and exciting experiences, those that have made me feel part of a
... See morefrom Q̾u̾i̾c̾k̾ ̾F̾i̾r̾e̾: Creation Anxiety by MØRNING
Sam Liebeskind added 9d ago
- To me, the vision is a civic life that invites all people to have the experience of collective life that we've been talking about. This civic life would involve a set of civic institutions that are accessible to all different kinds of people and offer them the opportunity to participate in the transformative work of engaging with their neighbors. T... See more
from Building societal structures to hold the messiness of our relationships by Hahrie Han
Sam Liebeskind added 15d ago
- Americans used to live within “place-based networks” of clubs, churches, schools, commerce, and recreation that overlapped, wrapping individuals in social support. Local networks protected individuals from isolation and loneliness.
Those networks have largely disappeared, replaced by networks based outside the local community. We shop and interact ... See morefrom Why we need to design community into neighborhoods
Sam Liebeskind added 2mo ago
- In other words, having your life bound up with those around you for its whole duration can support creating a culture of generosity, trust, and cooperation, rather than one of inequality and individualism. Being in conflict with permanent neighbors, while also living in such a communal culture, can prove costly and stressful. Learning to cooperate,... See more
Sam Liebeskind added 3mo ago
Sam Liebeskind added 3mo ago
Sam Liebeskind added 5mo ago
- The thought experiment also shows how important it is for local organizers and businesses to find different idioms than “loneliness” for framing their social projects. “Solving loneliness” is like “solving mental health:” a fool’s errand. It’s counterproductive to think this way. In my experience, it is the positive content of a social group that m... See more
Sam Liebeskind added 7mo ago
Sam Liebeskind added 7mo ago