community living
Want to join a co-living community?
I'm not sure if posting this here is appropriate...but I'm going to err towards using this space as I would Facebook, only for non-promotional things (aka only things I want to post instead of things my company wants me to ;). Admins, take it down if not welcome!... Responsibility & Pests
I have very little sense of what I'm meant to do on UpTrust so I'm just going to do something imperfect and refine from here... My dog presently has fleas. Historically when this has happened I give him a bath, apply a topical, and don't have to think about it again.... Some folks in NYC turned an apartment into a community space in a way that sounds (at least on the face of it) pretty delightful: https://supernuclear.substack.com/p/case-study-merlins-place
Makes me wonder about doing something like that in my home – but then i find myself getting antsy. I like having a haven of quiet mineness – might even need it.
But also, when I read that post, something comes alive in me. It feels really exciting to imagine being a part of a community/space like this. Having a village sounds really nice (at least when I romanticize it and ignore the fact that there's a reason for the phrase "village idiot").
(meta: this post is also an effort to see if I can make this place feel like that. Feels like it needs to be able to include this kind of half-baked personal missive in addition to "bridgy" expertise and conversations about civilizational well-being. Technically, it can, of course. But spiritually? I'm not sure. I mean, it might just be that I don't particularly gravitate towards being part of a mostly textual virtual space. :shrug:)
When it opened in May, we were nervous about whether people would actually use the space, but merlins place has become the de facto gathering + event space for everyone in our extended circles at Fractal, and it hardly sees any downtime these days :) I believe Fractal is its own... New structures for family-friends? Chatting with a friend recently and came up with this novel idea.
Historically, many people would end up married, having kids, and having responsibilities to their family and local community and groups.
These days, we have less family and civic integrity, less people are having kids. More people are creating their
family of choice
with friends.I think there’s a general love and aliveness everyone wants to express and be in connection with.
But without the usual routes of kids/religion/local community, it doesn’t get routed well anymore.
We need more structures/ideas/understanding to support new kinds of families and community structures.
Examples:
How about an app that makes it easier to crowd source among trusted local friends to babysit?Most housing is built around one nuclear family 1-4 bedrooms. But what about community homes with larger kitchens and living rooms and smaller but more bedrooms?
I’m gesturing at this general area at the idea that modern, industrial civilization is built around nuclear families but we have a lot more forms being generated now but still lagging behind in the idea/social practice/phys infrastructure to match.
And what if they created these community living spaces in structures already built that are sitting empty as office workers are more home based than ever before. All my friends with kids would love more help.... New structures for family-friends? Chatting with a friend recently and came up with this novel idea.
Historically, many people would end up married, having kids, and having responsibilities to their family and local community and groups.
These days, we have less family and civic integrity, less people are having kids. More people are creating their
family of choice
with friends.I think there’s a general love and aliveness everyone wants to express and be in connection with.
But without the usual routes of kids/religion/local community, it doesn’t get routed well anymore.
We need more structures/ideas/understanding to support new kinds of families and community structures.
Examples:
How about an app that makes it easier to crowd source among trusted local friends to babysit?Most housing is built around one nuclear family 1-4 bedrooms. But what about community homes with larger kitchens and living rooms and smaller but more bedrooms?
I’m gesturing at this general area at the idea that modern, industrial civilization is built around nuclear families but we have a lot more forms being generated now but still lagging behind in the idea/social practice/phys infrastructure to match.
I can imagine UpTrust being able to meet the babysit-type thing very easily. And I used to live in one of those community homes for 3 years. It was definitely cool in a ton of ways, and it meant I had just about the least lonely Covid around....