I was reading "The Collapse of Complex Societies," and at some point the author states that complexity is correlated with (skill) specialization...
There is nothing wrong with having specialized skills, but blindly believing that those skills will stay relevant forever is risky. And it's easy to fall into that trap when you find yourself an echo chamber of like-minded specialists.
"Brian, lizard, come to our guild; we are all cool here, stop that silliness of keeping your eggs in your belly until they hatch. An asteroid is coming? Nah lizard, our guild is insured, full coverage, we will be fine, the market for the stomping trees skill-set is booming!"
That sounds like an interesting book, I will have to check it out.
I didn't mean to suggest that a single skill guild is sufficient for any single person.
I believe the answer is somewhere in the middle of where we are now, groupings like subreddits, and what you're talking about.
Something where participation takes real effort, but in a way that complements other guilds such that members can "cross-pollinate" and grow as an individual opposed to growing into a mold.
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I was reading "The Collapse of Complex Societies," and at some point the author states that complexity is correlated with (skill) specialization...
There is nothing wrong with having specialized skills, but blindly believing that those skills will stay relevant forever is risky. And it's easy to fall into that trap when you find yourself an echo chamber of like-minded specialists.
"Brian, lizard, come to our guild; we are all cool here, stop that silliness of keeping your eggs in your belly until they hatch. An asteroid is coming? Nah lizard, our guild is insured, full coverage, we will be fine, the market for the stomping trees skill-set is booming!"
That sounds like an interesting book, I will have to check it out.
I didn't mean to suggest that a single skill guild is sufficient for any single person.
I believe the answer is somewhere in the middle of where we are now, groupings like subreddits, and what you're talking about.
Something where participation takes real effort, but in a way that complements other guilds such that members can "cross-pollinate" and grow as an individual opposed to growing into a mold.