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Look to medieval society. Everyone was in some form of guild. Guilds determined how you dressed, who you socialized with, held ceremonies and parties. It wasn't
by mymythisisthis 7y ago
Look to medieval society. Everyone was in some form of guild. Guilds determined how you dressed, who you socialized with, held ceremonies and parties. It wasn't just a trade union, it was a whole way of life.
- jbattle 7y agoTocqueville wrote about something similar in Democracy in America (this is talking about American society around 1830). He talks at length how he was struck by American's social connections. Everyone was in at least one social club. Organized for every purpose conceivable. Some were purely social, others were for some political advocacy. One huge difference between this and the medieval guilds is these associations weren't (near as I can tell) exclusive. People might belong to several. It sounded a bit ... intense, but I do think we've lost something in the intervening centuries https://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/805328.html https://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/805328.html
- vectorEQ 7y agopeople still had sense of community then, because there were challenges that needed cooperation from everyone. In areas of the world where this still holds true, often there is still more care for each-other.
- squish78 7y agoThat, and 85% of people were peasants who didn't have access to guild society