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jbsegal-How has your definition, idea, and ideal of "community" changed over the past decade or two?
[Just curious. I'm interested in the various ideas of "community" that different people have; and I've known you for a long time; and "community," whatever that means, seems to be very important to you.]
I've discovered it's much harder to maintain a real community than I once found it to be. Part of this is the splintering functions of separating 'grown-up' interests, part is my growing (hopefully maxed-out?) introverted streak, part is a shrinking ability to deal with poor socialization (Not mine, of course. ;).
That said, I still think it's Very Very important and I still truly cherish what we have. I still look at my community like a 'chosen (extended) family', but I more realize that you can't (easily, at least) choose EVERYONE in the group and that the Geek Social Fallacies make my community more like a natural family than I once realized.
(Ask questions here.)
[Just curious. I'm interested in the various ideas of "community" that different people have; and I've known you for a long time; and "community," whatever that means, seems to be very important to you.]
I've discovered it's much harder to maintain a real community than I once found it to be. Part of this is the splintering functions of separating 'grown-up' interests, part is my growing (hopefully maxed-out?) introverted streak, part is a shrinking ability to deal with poor socialization (Not mine, of course. ;).
That said, I still think it's Very Very important and I still truly cherish what we have. I still look at my community like a 'chosen (extended) family', but I more realize that you can't (easily, at least) choose EVERYONE in the group and that the Geek Social Fallacies make my community more like a natural family than I once realized.
(Ask questions here.)