@humanetech SMALL CIRCLES OF SOCIETY FOR QUALITY

Quality human interaction doesn't have to be too deep - just listening and talking to each other seems quite enough even with light moderator around.

Agree about the socio-technical aspects and advantages of smallness too and "Small is huge" idea based on "Small is Beautiful".

I often wonder "where are the circles of speakers and listeners to go to?".

So rather than wait for catching people after festivals or after FOSSDEM23 I'm think "where is a place to huddle around regularly?" like we did around the corner shiop after school or after work
and share at any level...?

Possibly now most of it is about coding or not daring to talk outside of your class (forgive the pub) so as social or societal change this can remain constant at unchanging as a direct result of staying only within colleagues...

I can see the coding groups are strong but in the land of text or human feeling, not really doing the work of talking so often. (unless there is some secret society going on!)

So we can fall short (of each other) in relationships when not easy-going about random contact.

Also during testing times why projects can fail *instantly* is communication itself or lack of it so this allow gentle and incremental approach.

So I seem to think talking more often with 'random / mutual' folks in a circle (inside Mastodon as safer larger circle) is the way to actually help all these scenarios and situations to see from other viewpoints much sooner than people disconnecting or that it's all there is as ultimatum or just agreeing or not agreeing.

Circles can be with loose moderation and setup how they are comfortable to jump in and try.

What do you think?
I'll also be here to talk audibly about

https://meet.jit.si/chataboutit

(no video needed or wanted in chat and can turn off before actually entering)