Conversation

Talking about “the community” in a singular way is a move made in many sociopolitical conflicts. Community is good for gardening, but it can very quickly become conditional upon loyalties. What appears then is a kind of institution.

In institutions, even informal ones, generosity is difficult. It feels like weakening of the cause, diminishing of what’s just.

In general, humans are better at negotiating creative solutions in less polarised situations.

We don’t yet know all that we can do.