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I've seen some communities thrive for decades. Their success seems to come down to a few ideas: Focus on the community itself, not on the people outside it. Un
by jltsiren 2y ago
I've seen some communities thrive for decades. Their success seems to come down to a few ideas:
Focus on the community itself, not on the people outside it. Underground is always defined relative to the mainstream, which isn't healthy for the community.
Don't give the original members any special status. They either fit in, or they move on.
The community must reinvent itself once in a while. The world moves on, and the original concept will eventually be obsolete.
Keep the key institutions non-commercial and under the control of the actual community. People trying to make money from the community are not a threat. Turning the community into someone's business is.
- verticalscaler 2y agoThat is very rare and admirable. Can you share more details? Perhaps without linking to them as to not ruin it. Only one I can think of is The Well. I don't see how you could ever recreate it.
- jltsiren 2y agoCommunities built around shared hobbies are often quite long-lived. Especially when the hobby is not too demanding and people can continue participating throughout their lives. I'm most familiar with those based on tabletop games and science fiction. You can find plenty of volunteer-run conventions that have been around for decades. That often implies that there is a thriving local community behind the event.