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This sounds like the kind of thing a couch surfer with no family or job would be really amped by.
by analognoise 6y ago
This sounds like the kind of thing a couch surfer with no family or job would be really amped by.
- groby_b 6y agoIt appeals way beyond that. Marginalized groups have known that concept since... well, forever. It's "chosen family" or "framily" (friend family) in the circles I'm familiar with. The more technical term is "intentional communities". If you search for it, you'll find an extremely wide range of them. This particular "squad" thing has more of a tech bent, but it still falls within that concept. The page also highlights one of the problems that squads face - it's a highly cohesive group with very closely aligned interests. That often makes their communication less interesting/understandable/relatable to outsiders. (Which poses an interesting problem - the more uniform the group becomes, the more efficient in-group communication is. To the point where you cannot attract new members to the group, and it slowly withers away)
- analognoise 6y agoThose concepts don't give me the couch surfer "all you have to do is bottom-up the economy" but "you'll mostly be paid in memes" vibe.