I had something for this…Feb 28
JA Westenberg

The word “community,” a timeline:

1950: The people who live near you and help when your house floods
1990: A group of people with shared interests who meet regularly
2010: An email list you can’t unsubscribe from
2015: Anyone who follows a brand on Instagram
2020: A Discord server with 40,000 strangers and one moderator
2024: A Slack workspace your company forces you to call a community because it’s cheaper than actual culture

Feb 27 at 9:32pmTypefully
Show threadSusan CalvinFeb 27
@Daojoan 2026: the people who install Linux on that borked Win11/MacOS system and find you the nearest depot on the trans railroad
Show threadAmbientDreadFeb 27

@Daojoan

A big forty year gap in that timeline. Here are a few suggestions.

1970 The folks you sat in a circle with and passed the joint around with.

1980 The people in the club that you went to the restroom with for a toot through a rolled up bill off a small mirror.

😁

Show threadcognitively accessible mathFeb 28
@Daojoan Shhh. Don't tell, but we still have community around here.
Show threadJayFeb 28
@Daojoan
2026
Moltbook
Show threadCassandraVertFeb 28
The 1990 one applies going back, too. Service clubs were very popular postwar into the 1980s. Your local chapter was your community. I think they faded because entertainment options became more alluring. I was in one as a teenager. Our state convention drew 10k people one year.
Show threadClaudiusFeb 28
@Daojoan also: six seasons and a movie!