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1/ I see a lot of excitement about creating new cultures. My friend Miya recently convinced me that culture should be developed in a positive feedback loop with money-earning activities that afford the culture. There is close to zero discussion of this amongst culture-builders.
2/ Without an economic ecosystem that ties people together in positive sum games, new cultures can be easily destabilized, especially by:(a) global crises (see how corona rekt so many subcultures)(b) shiny economic opportunities (eg job in a different city)
3/ Questions one can ask:• What jobs are my people well-suited to perform?• Can these jobs cross-fertilize? (eg a publication can promote a company which can fund the publication)• Will these jobs be sustainable given turbulent external and internal conditions?
@TylerAlterman I'm reminded of the Oneida Community, a religious free love cult that started in 1848They started communal businesses to make the community sustainable long-term. Their business ventures were so successful that they hired outsiders and became the biggest employer in the area https://t.co/oFI4iQpAlw
@TylerAlterman The cult dissolved for social reasons in 1881, 33 years after its foundingBut the business outlived the cult and still exists today. They’re the biggest restaurant dinnerware provider in North America.https://t.co/30jviHdx9z https://t.co/l0kSxTsh6R
@Prigoose @TylerAlterman have you found good sources for learning more about Oneida? the biz dimensions & love dimensions both feel relevant to stuff I want to do! (Curious @Conaw if you've read about case studies like this, also)
@visakanv @Prigoose @TylerAlterman @Conaw update: we had a short call and mostly boggled about this quote and whether it was likely to be workable, or for that matter, hot > Women over the age of 40 were to act as sexual "mentors" to adolescent boys, because these relationships had a minimal chance of conceiving.