Manton switches over to Jean for highlights on community.
#IndieWeb #IWS2018
micro.blog was funded by the community on Kickstarter.
micro.blog has a responsibility to ensure a safe community for its users.
Off the bat, Manton reached out to get a community manager to ensure safety.
This is AMAZING. Community > software.
Manton and Jean both work on micro.blog
Communities NEED caretakers.
As shown with Twitter, neglect is not benign.
"For the good stuff to grow, you have to deal with the bad stuff." Analogy to a garden.
People wanted to find others to follow. Adaption from silos was rough.
Curation of a feed of interesting posts from others in the community.
The act of curating and sparking community growth is similar to adding fertilizer to the seedling plants.
@jalcine Malignant neglect is precisely what's caused Google's internal culture to become so toxic.
@jalcine perhaps related? "Well-Kept Gardens Die By Pacifism" https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/tscc3e5eujrsEeFN4/well-kept-gardens-die-by-pacifism
People wanted to find others to follow. Adaption from silos was rough.
Curation of a feed of interesting posts from others in the community.
#IndieWeb #IWS2018