Communities are of course important. A great many people find their communities critical to their social, emotional, and sometimes economic well-being. Nearly

Communities are of course important. A great many people find their communities critical to their social, emotional, and sometimes economic well-being. Nearly every community is healthy and wonderful if they're like you in the ways you care about and you have membership. Nearly every community is dysfunctional if it's different in the ways you care about and you lack membership. Most people I know seem to define "community" based purely on geography and some localist shared identity. I, personally, am not a fan of this. I find it too arbitrary and and far too likely to attempt to co-opt me into supporting things directly against understanding of my interests. I fully understand why some other people value such things. And yes, it's possible that I'm just an asshole that nobody ever wants in their community.