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From dependency->interest based communities
Internet hurt comm initially bc enabled us to pursue unique interests/curiosity, instead of relying on proximate community to fulfill
Internet is now enabling new communities bc we can better find/coordinate w/ ppl who share interests
Internet hurt comm initially bc enabled us to pursue unique interests/curiosity, instead of relying on proximate community to fulfill
Internet is now enabling new communities bc we can better find/coordinate w/ ppl who share interests
Now we can do things alone, but feel less alone because we know others are also doing it at same time
We read alone, but now we see who's also reading the same book at same time (h/t @dksf highlighter.com)
Same with music (spotify), gaming (Twitch), running (Strava) etc
We read alone, but now we see who's also reading the same book at same time (h/t @dksf highlighter.com)
Same with music (spotify), gaming (Twitch), running (Strava) etc
Perhaps that could be a heuristic:
Find a thing that people love doing alone (and are ok admitting) and build a community or network around it so they can serendipitously see who else is doing that same thing at ~the same time.
Find a thing that people love doing alone (and are ok admitting) and build a community or network around it so they can serendipitously see who else is doing that same thing at ~the same time.
