Every happy community is the same
February 2nd, 2007 by David Weinberger
Actually, not every happy community is the same. And the unhappy ones are at least as diverse. So, it’s good to read HorsePigCow’s reminder that communities aren’t always just a bunch of fluffy bunnies snuggling together. Sometimes what we’re calling communities are in fact arguments, or conversations, or people who happen to like the same brand of orange juice.
It’d be good if we could have preserved the term “community” for actual communities, i.e., people who care about one another more than they have to. But it looks like that linguistic battle is over and done. Oh well. [Tags: communities horsepigcow tara_hunt everything_is_miscellaneous]
Sometimes what we’re calling communities are in fact arguments, or conversations, or people who happen to like the same brand of orange juice.
Abso-flippin-lutely! I’m going to have to quote that. :)