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Episode 46 - It Takes a Village

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How do you change the makeup of a whole community? Where do you begin if you have an idea for a whole new way to live? Who gets to decide how we structure our lives and relationships in an ever evolving society?
We live at a time when our ability to get into contact with each other has never been easier, and yet we live lives more isolated from actual human interaction than ever. In an attempt to achieve some semblance of connection, we cling ever tighter to our devices, forever refreshing pages in the hopes we can be up to date. But, it is the simple companionships that prove most elusive. The basic acquaintances taken for granted by our forebears leave cold voids in their absence today.
In this episode, I attempt to put forward an idea I developed a few years ago as a possible alternative to our unfulfilling social norms. Somewhat difficult to encapsulate succinctly, I hope the gist is nevertheless understood. A peculiar hybrid of a series of prior systems - from hippy communes, to mill towns, to artist communities, to corporations - it strives to glean the best of all while maintaining a necessary adaptability for each unique circumstance.
Having nowhere else to put such a thought, I opted to present it for your consideration this week. Just to lay the foundations, so to speak…

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How do you change the makeup of a whole community? Where do you begin if you have an idea for a whole new way to live? Who gets to decide how we structure our lives and relationships in an ever evolving society?
We live at a time when our ability to get into contact with each other has never been easier, and yet we live lives more isolated from actual human interaction than ever. In an attempt to achieve some semblance of connection, we cling ever tighter to our devices, forever refreshing pages in the hopes we can be up to date. But, it is the simple companionships that prove most elusive. The basic acquaintances taken for granted by our forebears leave cold voids in their absence today.
In this episode, I attempt to put forward an idea I developed a few years ago as a possible alternative to our unfulfilling social norms. Somewhat difficult to encapsulate succinctly, I hope the gist is nevertheless understood. A peculiar hybrid of a series of prior systems - from hippy communes, to mill towns, to artist communities, to corporations - it strives to glean the best of all while maintaining a necessary adaptability for each unique circumstance.
Having nowhere else to put such a thought, I opted to present it for your consideration this week. Just to lay the foundations, so to speak…

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Patreon page - http://www.patreon.com/TheSapientSimian

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