RE: The importance of communities in Steem city
We had this same discussion in the WAfricadiscord show last Sunday 'the role of community on the Steem blockchain'.
I came into the Steem blockchain early this year, and I was quick to note that communities will play an important role towards onboarding and user retention.
Apart from the financial incentives on Steem, the number one reason people will want to stay here is Purpose.
Purpose is that sense that we are part of something bigger than ourselves, that we are needed, that we have something better ahead to work for. Purpose is what creates true happiness.
Churches, Mosque, community groups, membership societies all tried to create this in our real world but times are changing and with technology comes the virtual life - Steem is one of them.
As such, communities are very much needed here, to give people that sense of belonging. We all get meaning from our communities. Whether our communities are houses or sports teams, churches or music groups, they give us that sense we are part of something bigger, that we are not alone; they give us the strength to expand our horizons.
Mark Zuckerberg said the above statement. To build this communities, we must first build our own selves for the success of Steem as a movement in dependent on our success as the first follower.
Exactly. Steemit offers a virtual life. But not as virtual as in the cases of many other platforms. Real human is here, community is here. As taraz said, these are the times to build new connections all over this platform!
the more it expands, the more into real life it becomes. This is the benefit of having a working economy to back it.
The thing with purpose is that no one can give it to you but many people import the purpose of others and install it as their own. Religion / nationaism does this to a high degree but if one explored for themselves, the same or better could be achieved independently where people work it out and then develop what they need with others. Most people create habits and traditions that they identify with though and then as times change and they are no longer suitable, they feel lost.
Adaption to the environment is key and change is continual.