Feels like a lot of online activity is migrating to private groups. Just me? And is it because groups are rising or public commons less fun?
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Maybe it keeps the growth rate low, so it stays good long enough to be noticed as such?
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Dunbar number
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The more niche something is, the likelier it is that people have shared values. E.g. obscure jazz club, or mountaineers
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I've been collecting good reads about this sort of thing for a while, you may find useful:http://www.visakanv.com/blog/communities …
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Keeps a certain focus. Non-mainstream = shared interest too.
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Heartening that a thoughtful and sincere question can still facilitate deep and meaningful conversation between strangers though
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Mainstream draws from everybody. It's not the non-mainstream per se, but what that community is (the types of people it draws). For example, running forums tend to be relatively troll-free because runners are generally decent.
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I realize that doesn't help with the broader issue of creating (non-esoteric) friendly online communities
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This is a great book (review) on the subject. It's the question of "mutual regard," and it's been in decline for the commons:https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/19/exodus-immigration-paul-collier-review …
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