Category: building community

  • unsocial media

    In theory, social media is an amazing idea. Tens of thousands of interconnected people sharing, creating, reacting, conversing and communicating in one space. In reality, the costs to run this technology has led to every single social media platform of scale ever created with any broad success turning into a hungry beast that needs to…

  • followering

    Social networks come and social networks go. When change happens, people look for ways to build or rebuild connection with others. In 2023, that seems to mean creating an account on a new platform and seeking followers. Some people are clever at this, and say a couple controversial, dramatic or interesting things that get them…

  • succession

    First we learn. Then we do. Then we teach others. In all good communities of people who have skills, talents, or understanding, there is an order to the succession of that community. Beginners enter the community and are excited to learn and grow and get better. Mastery is a long, slow process of doing and…