A “Commons“
….Is a place, where
An organic culture
defines and makes its home
- as its defensible and public space
- for its communities of participants
serving as a “hive” for its internal relationships
- usually as inclusive and equitable interconnections
- (everyone to everyone)
serving as a “hub” for its external relationships
- with its local niche of ecological partners
- with its open environment
- (exploratory connections)
- with and networks of remote exclusive connections
- (one to one)
As its “Niche” in the world and “living space”.
… for example
A “body” is a commons for its cells
- But bodies are organized differently than their cells, each needing to be part of a different culture
A “town” is a commons for its villagers
- But every town develops from its unique circumstance, so the usual patterns associated with the words are really questions about the individual thing
A “nest” is a commons for its family or swarm
- Living things need to sleep, and make secure places where they can “tune out” at night, to reemerge refreshed.
- and so too the organizations of a commons, that come to a rest at night, to awake refreshed by the reflections of rest.
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