5. everyone is expected to find *something* they can do for the various communities that is useful and *good for the individual*
6. the community very much encourages having children (movements die without children) but does not interfere in how adults partner themselves up
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7. there is a role for people who like what the group is doing but don't fully buy into it or want to live in an Earthseed community -- very little "othering" unless another group is actively hostile to Earthseed
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...in the books, the community seems to prefer being under the radar, avoiding conflict w/hostile groups, rather than using "them vs. us" to foster cohesion
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8. the leader has normal human desires to have a legacy that lasts forever, but does not seem to need fawned over by needy people to preserve her own ego
she accepts that what she builds will go on and change without her input -- this sometimes annoys her but she *accepts it*
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9. the community does initially build itself by attracting people in need -- but only people in need who can also contribute. it puts just as much effort into attracting people who are independent and competent in their own right, and simply align with the goals of Earthseed
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10. (inferring from the books) the community, while being sexually and racially diverse, doesn't spend time policing sexuality or getting into Identity politics -- they have better things to do, as long as ppl's individual choices aren't affecting the health of the group
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11. they are, at least in their early days, relatively harsh about ejecting people from the community if they steal, harm others, or commit other infractions
even if the person is sorry and wants to stay
(idk how this is handled when the group is mature, the books don't say)
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12. they have a scholarship program for any promising young people, where they invest in their education fully, in exchange for a few years of the young person volunteering their time at one of the many communities or other projects that move towards the Vision
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...and it seems to be acceptable for people to leave when they like, once their volunteer work is done
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ok, I think that's everything. on to addressing the points in detail.
if you like this thread, pls pressure me to write this up as a blog post -- might be easier for me to update/add stuff as I think of them, w/out splintering the thread
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