I am not religious and have no desire to start being now but sometimes I just want the community people get with church. I am craving connection with the community and feel it’s very healthy for families and neighbors as well. The United States is seriously lacking in third spaces and communities. It’s leading to a serious loneliness epidemic… Just wondering if there is anything that can fill that need for non-religious folks?

  • Deestan@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The foundation these can exist on is protected “reserved” physical spaces.

    Here we see communities spring up in the city parks and car-free zones, accessible hiking places (my home town is built in a pile of small mountains), and local school activity centers.

    • Deestan@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      So if you see any space that’s reserved from commercial exploitation, I’d look there and see if anything has formed. Communities usually don’t advertise heavily.