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TLR;DR All people are needed (...above and below any line or margin)... So "both" is my answer! Yes!... 

@jalefkowit Thanks for link. So "both" is my answer! Yes!

TLR;DR All people are needed (...above and below any line or margin)

More people available means the range of simpleton to technical can be served in multiple ways (that they might not expect)... together! And this social glue or practise is what is less trained and just less visible (which we can make more visible and more a priority even as token gesture e.g 30mins per week with someone random like me or those even less measurable !).

People in the middle (not too simple or too entrenched in their work) are PERFECT to bridge both sides and without trying to convert anyone totally (just be yourself)... so the level below and above can still be "team-building" without trying to sound like we're all selling it to each other and while still being fun.
Less resistance is needed to giving away time (again just 30mins or 2x15mins with a random) just to let go about how much it's a waste of time or measuring time too purely... just "invested time" to share a it of perspective, to learn, explain, explore technical parts and prioritise practising the people practise no matter what the flavour. Either way both yin and yang are actually needed and part of the same whole that spins the other strange as that may seem!.

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OK MORE BELOW... - FOR THOSE THAT LIKE DEEPER READ...
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-----> THE EXTENDED VERSION -----> LIKE CROSSING THE SEGA RALLY "TIME EXTENSION!" CHECKPOINT!

ANALOGY - SIMILAR TO SPORTS
In sports those in the middle CONSISTENTLY help those above and below their 'belt' for different types of training and IMPORTANTLY they have the TIME *and* MOTIVATION to enjoy being partners (to any level or belt)... to be test subjects for sparring with the experts (i.e how to be more human with more types of people as many experts stink when too competitive or specialist), or being patient with the newbies (increasing awareness to normies toward something more than they started with)...

Usually experts in sports have 0 time for the above or even less tolerance for them!
I guess this might equal to a developer not answering some messages (though many do answer a lot but let's face it it does to be 'selective' in answering of things though can get to a point where it's overly-selective answering to the point it's ignoring)

Planned time to chat to others lower than their belt even as a group helps people feel accepted and radiation / hope increased, otherwise almost opposite happens and distance is increased (or anger, frustration festers)... and unless people are sometimes *made* to "put in the time" (allocated even as token gesture to the scene like book signing events) then they will not do it (to their own detriment eventually).

This is a Social Movement as in this short paragraphy under: Philosophy_and_activism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Proj

For a movement to have all wheels rolling it needs everyone spinning the web around BigTech or BigIndustry to slow that stuff down AND ALSO SOCIALLY ATTACK with our strengths like annoying ants with a variety of abilities! But can't expect a few devs to do it all - that shouldn't be the way for a whole movement to change, logically it will need everyone so might as well start now the forever meetings and rotate people!

It's almost these micro-management things or opportunities which will eventually win and binds us together for rolling punches, and yeah also sometimes we want to a piece of respect to say " yeah I spoke to that person once and wasn't so bad even though we disagreed" so we are not be so polarised by lack of contact - just being heard - "He heard me at least and that was enough")

So that is how I think it work. I think I'm a black belt in this as it's not classically trained as job (I'm here for sharing, caring and WIN:WIN/WIN-ALL)
So there is not always a sport for sharing... instead call it "Sapience" to bypass these sporting metaphors. Sapience is what is going to kill off all other competitive, divisional, self-inflicting things as we will be much more aware what is the long-term goal and stronger as people to say no / yes to stuff while specialists can still do their thing. Yes would help if they showed up in the lower ranks... and giving time to lower ranks helps use spread it all but more consciously.

Feel free to use my stamina, motivation or ideas (so not everyone just me as a test)...
I'm sure some have appreciated it so here some measurable evidence to start your motivation... but remember people work (or even 'social engineering') is also not as visible as a web page or link (I'm a human, so do try the warmer human way first! I can respect boundaries, just not the text-only kind if you want a human movement to work for you and for themselves).

Thanks for your time, it's incremental investment of the social kind so stay in touch at least with a 1 or 2 (like me for for example) not saying everyone! (...though eventually it is possible like container passing on the spirit to others!)

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