What is Community?

When I was a kid, "community" was a meaningless word, like "leadership." Living was about doing things, going places, buying stuff, and having fun... I didn't think much about how community enabled these activities.

The world around us feels increasingly divided and disconnected. The "Middle Layer" is a term I use to refer to our friends, teammates, neighbors, and extended family. This Middle Layer provides us with social connection. The Middle Layer is weak because the structures that were in place to encourage social connection have atrophied. We can restore the Middle Layer but it will require collective action.

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