I agree, and lots of my irl efforts have actually been on building and improving community in my graduate program, and it’s been much more fulfilling than the a

I agree, and lots of my irl efforts have actually been on building and improving community in my graduate program, and it’s been much more fulfilling than the actual research I’m doing. But as someone who is “the community guy” in their department, I’ve met a remarkable amount of indifference towards the idea of building community from people who just don’t value it. It’s really hard, especially in modern America, to find/build community. Remote work, lack of religion, inability to own a house, inability to have children, all make it harder than ever for others to find a reason to care about the people around them, I think.