[ Boundaries ]

There are two aspects to communities that define them: common ground, and, the boundaries.

The common ground is the similarities, the language, the ‘knowing winks’, the inherent sharing and coordination amongst similarities. The common ground represents the part of being human that humans crave: belonging to a community of similar thinking humans.    

The other aspect of communities are the boundaries: the usually ill-defined “line” for which if you are inside it, then you’re inside the community.

Boundaries connect, but they can also cause alienation and discord. Boundaries are there to define, and by defining them, they can also inspire connection.