DISQUS

Cities of Vision: Community Versus Consensus

  • sidburgess · 5 months ago
    Well said Mandy. It is interesting to note that the natural evolution of any city is to begin as a consensus of ideas, and grow to into a community. When every city is founded, someone sets out to create something unique that will grow, foster, and promote certain ideas. As they grow, the need for people to become more willing to work together becomes apparent. Later, representative government would mediate these scenarios. Emphasizing your point that if you do not get involved in that process, your ideas will not help shape your community.

    I am looking forward to reading a lot more from you!
  • Mandy Vavrinak · 5 months ago
    Thanks, Sid. You're right about the natural evolution of a city... shared vision (consensus of ideas) growing into the physical manifestation of that vision (a place on a map, a community) and hopefully spawning a number of communities within the physical space that are tied together by values, interests, beliefs. Diversity is based on such things... and diversity drives growth and change. (hmmm... sensing another post... :)