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Is a strong community desirable in and of itself? What normally comes with strong communities is little tolerance for individualism or "idiosyncratic" behavior.
by Dracophoenix 5y ago
Is a strong community desirable in and of itself? What normally comes with strong communities is little tolerance for individualism or "idiosyncratic" behavior.
And strong, small communities exist outside rural areas in the form urban ethnic enclaves and suburban HOAs.
- zozbot234 5y agoOver time, idiosyncratic behavior tends to develop into splinter communities that are just as strong as the original, if not more so. Look at the history of LGBTQ+ subcultures and you can very much see that happen.
- Dracophoenix 5y agoThat usually happens in cities and this occurs as a consequence of reaching a critical mass of individuals with whom one forms a subculture. You can find thousands if not tens of thousands of kooks in New York City that will share any given outlandish belief. That's a benefit for cultural diffusion, but a disadvantage for cultural cohesion. In contrast, the weakest areas for LGBT representation are rural areas which already have a tight-nit church-going society and dominant Christian subculture. Communities with the strongest cultures are the ones are least likely or be changed or influenced by others.