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Great reference to "Eternal September" - didn't know about that. I can now think of many examples of this happening to online communities.

• tomcooks 9y ago
  You might also enjoy reading about ancient greek ideas of ἐσωτερικός and ἐξωτερικός
  • smogcutter 9y ago
    What would you recommend as a starting point? A quick google didn't have anything relevant, and Liddell & Scott just gives the straightforward interior/exterior definition. I can see a connection between the eternal september and insiders/outsiders, but it sounds like you're getting at something specific and I'm curious.
    • lione 9y ago
      Well from what I've seen in my googling, it seems to be a concept relating to the Unwritten Doctrine of Plato. He had esoteric teachings reserved for his close following vs his exoteric writings for the public. Esoteric came to mean shadowy/hidden, but it's really just how you say/think/act differently with an insider group then an outsider group. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato%27s_unwritten_doctrines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato%27s_unwritten_doctrines
      • smogcutter 9y ago
        Thanks! My google skills failed me.