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> We don’t say we’re “a family” My favorite way of framing this discussion is use the term "village". A village is a close-knit group of people with aligned i
by bckr 5y ago
> We don’t say we’re “a family”
My favorite way of framing this discussion is use the term "village".
A village is a close-knit group of people with aligned interests (economic and otherwise), activities, rituals, beliefs, and ties of friendship.
- GGfpc 5y agoif I hear the expression "it takes a village" on more fucking time I will quit my job and become a baker
- bckr 5y agoWell, I didn't say "it takes a village". I merely used the word "village".
- no_butterscotch 5y agoYea but I agree with the sentiment of the commenter you're replying to. It's unfortunately a loaded word now.
- bicx 5y agoIt takes a village to bake a cake! Farmers gotta harvest the wheat, millers grind it to flower, Aunt Mae's chickens gotta provide the eggs, etc....
- hoten 5y agoIt takes a village to support a successful bakery.
- __MatrixMan__ 5y agoThe only thing I know about you is that you said this. I'm fully convinced that you'd make an excellent baker.
- geocrasher 5y agoNo, not a family. A Team. Being a member of a team requires hard work and that everyone pulls their weight. Bad players often get traded, and sometimes another team snags a good player. I don't like "Family" because families are (ideally) a place where you are unconditionally loved. Nope. At work, I hope to like my coworers. But we're not family. We are a Team. And no matter how much I like somebody, if they aren't pulling their weight, they're likely to get "traded".
- bckr 5y ago> No, not a family. I agree. Team is probably the best way to describe it (indeed, it's the most used). Village is a bit more of a personal wish, for me.