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I wanna build Cabin RPG

been thinking on this for a long time (with @hillis and @savannah) and I finally put it in writing

its my vision for how /cabin puts the "network" into network city

https://forum.cabin.city/t/cabin-rpg/343/3
/cabin's not a network state, its a global neighborhood.

very different vibes
You all want weird? I have your weird right here.

After hosting my first official meeting of our block association last night, I made you a video about how to take all of the hand-written notes and turn it into digital records with action items, summaries, and follow-ups in just 10 minutes.

Just one example of how AI is making the lives of community builders easier than ever before...

https://paragraph.xyz/@bethanycrystal/[video]-effortless-meeting-notes-the-10-minute-meeting-follow-up-workflow
First agenda for our Manhattan 75 block association committee meeting, what did I miss?
Block associations about to make a major comeback…
community-building tip: listen carefully to each person's passions and gifts, then make thoughtful asks for them to share those gifts with the community.

its a great way to make them feel valued and like owners/leaders in the group
This is the best podcast interview I've done about Cabin and network societies recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0bvUQ8Uv0
New post: The invisible impact of everyday community

The longer I work among online and offline communities, the more I think about communities as less like a dessert, and more like taking vitamins.

Community-building takes long-term, consistent impact to nudge things along. Focusing too much on short-term vanity metrics will not only discourage you from progress but also distract you from this end objective.

More on this, and some reflections on my own work as a relatively new block steward for my community on the Upper West Side in NYC.

https://paragraph.xyz/@bethanycrystal/the-invisible-impact-of-everyday-community
New post: The Egg Test - Measuring Community Like We Measure Engineering Teams

It's common to measure the health of an engineering org by how long it takes to change a single line of code

Can we apply this in how we measure the health of a community?

Ent: The Egg Test 🥚👇

This weekend I needed an egg while cooking so texted my building messaging thread to see if anyone could offer me an egg.

This so-called "egg test" revealed how long it took for someone to step in and support me (and maybe a little bit more)

Full post at: https://paragraph.xyz/@bethanycrystal/the-egg-test-measuring-community-like-we-measure-engineering-teams
/cabin's accelerator program is accelerating

cohort 0: 7 participants
cohort 1: 15
cohort 2: 25

🚀

https://x.com/cabindotcity/status/1843336876931068338
I was just appointed to the Citizen's Tax Oversight Committee in my local town

Local governments are basically just like DAOs! There’s public info and you can go online and get informed and participate!

Here's my interview for the role:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMa8jd1hY-o
New post: Bootstrapping Neighborhoods on the Cabin Podcast

Loved hearing how others in the Neighborhood Accelerator built community! @savannah got a friend to move into her building, and Shani showed us how to inspire people to lead with just a light nudge. Tune into these stories and more here:

https://paragraph.xyz/@bethanycrystal/tune-in-bootstrapping-neighborhoods-on-the-cabin-podcast
This is what peak performance looks like

(From a Cabin neighborhood that does Starlink coworking in the park)
There’s no local politics channel so I’ll be live casting here the town meeting I’m it.

We’re taking about a feasibility study about an unused piece of land near the park by my house

First 10 min have been spent on introductions and discussion of why more ppl didn’t get notified about the meeting 😔
Just dropped a new episode on building neighborhood communities w @cabin @jxn @bethanymarz & Shani Graham. 😎😎😎
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0B3zqg6nLBgB2jR9qRrUOO?si=5851e32668664219
There’s still time to apply for the next cohort of neighborhood builders with @cabin !

In case you’re curious about what goes into bootstrapping a neighborhood, you can hear some stories in this podcast 👇👇

P.S. If you’re in NYC, we’ll get to collaborate together on community!
I am so proud of the incredible work being done by neighborhood stewards across the world as part of Cabin's Neighborhood Accelerator.

Here are some of their stories:

https://x.com/cabindotcity/status/1832082795797401851

You can join the next cohort (apply by Sept 8th!) at cabin.city/accelerator
New post: Apply to the Cabin Neighborhood Accelerator (and Join our Story Slam!)

umm... what's a neighborhood accelerator, anyway?

Get a peek into what I've been up to on my block all summer, hear stories from other community builders at @cabin's Story Slam next week, and apply to be a part of the fall cohort of neighborhood stewards!

https://paragraph.xyz/@bethanycrystal/apply-to-the-cabin-neighborhood-accelerator-and-join-a-story-slam
met a family this week: living in NYC, three kids, mostly talked about how hard it is to raise kids in the city and also how hard it is to leave the city (because jobs and friends). might move to europe

“cabin’s got you!” I wanted to shout, but we have so much work to do still

this is what drives me
Cabin's Bi-Annual State of the Network is kicking off in just under an hour! Join us for great vibes and the latest from across our incredible community:

https://lu.ma/dnvug62z
Front yard happy hour is back on!

5 families

Beer

🍻
Anyone get on perspectives on local coins? as in having a erc-20 for my town?

I don't know where to start looking or thinking about this. Is it an idea with any potential? Anyone working on it?