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Don't believe everything you thinkThe liminal space Veteran
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I've been thinking about community lately. What is it exactly, what are the pros and cons, who's included, who says, etc.?
For now I just want to share a good article and open it up for others to share what it means to them.
https://medium.com/centre-for-public-impact/what-is-community-2e895219a205
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I view these things as a series of concentric circles of decreasing involvement, at the center there is you, your children and partner, your parents and siblings, your extended family, friends, acquaintances, community.
It’s interesting to see what binds the community together, often in the past here in the Netherlands this was a belief and a church.
A different approach than I've seen on homelessness, as being due to a lack of community. The idea being brought in is that of being an intentional neighbor and creation of community support.
Notably this is something other than a naturally formed community or government programs. I hear it saying that its not just difficult times that cause people to become homeless but a lack of community support to help them weather difficult circumstance until they can get back on their feet. And I also hear it being different than soulless, faceless government support in that there are people mixed in their lives bringing life and connection.
Relating it to the thread on community I wonder about its sustainability and scalability as it relies on altruism rather than organic community bonds. This distinction between intentional and natural community, and how it fits into what is community.
P.S. just want to also promote the channel Straight Arrow News as a good place to sus out partisan bias in media.
The community groups I’m currently a part of (about 3 or 4) ….were started and have been held up by the favor economy concept…. Or some say the Benjamin Franklin theory/effect.
https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2024/08/31/opinion-choose-community-not-capitalism/
I’ll give specific examples later… I’m at work… gotta go