@bethanymarz
New post: The invisible impact of everyday community
The longer I work among online and offline communities, the more I think about communities as less like a dessert, and more like taking vitamins.
Community-building takes long-term, consistent impact to nudge things along. Focusing too much on short-term vanity metrics will not only discourage you from progress but also distract you from this end objective.
More on this, and some reflections on my own work as a relatively new block steward for my community on the Upper West Side in NYC.
https://paragraph.xyz/@bethanycrystal/the-invisible-impact-of-everyday-community