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I imagine the solution to be some sort of Boy Scouts for Adults. It would be different from a MeetUp Group in that there would be some minor level of commitment
by lumberjack 8y ago
I imagine the solution to be some sort of Boy Scouts for Adults. It would be different from a MeetUp Group in that there would be some minor level of commitment which is important to keep people attending when they need it most: when they are feeling a bit down; and there would be a regular meeting schedule. If I were not traveling I would seriously look into setting something like this up.
- nopriorarrests 8y agoYou have just invented church.
- lumberjack 8y agoI am well aware of that. I think a sort of secular replacement for Christianity is needed. Liberalism seems to have just done away with it and left nothing to replace it. It had its problems but it also served some good purposes. This is one of them.
- toyg 8y ago> Liberalism seems to have just done away with it and left nothing to replace it The original "inventors" of social liberalism (and arguably its most vocal supporters today) did have replacements: strong friend circles where they were popular, political parties with strong ideological roots, cultural clubs, societies of shared interests, etc. They fought for auto-determination precisely because they wanted equal dignity for their preferred replacements, in the face of institutional snobism. At the end of the day, even anarchists have clubs. The real problem is that very little is done in education, in most countries, to let kids explore different social groups and perspectives in order to choose the one they fit best; and even less is done for lonely adults. They are usually grouped per age and along fairly omogeneous class lines, which is a complete crapshoot.
- chrisseaton 8y agoSounds like the Army Reserve. A social group in your local area, structure, purpose, fitness, responsibility, progression.