# Community An open Obsidian vault documenting an ongoing exploration of new ways of human community living. ## Purpose For various reasons — repetition, inadequacy, disconnection — more and more humans feel and share an intuition that a better human experience, with improved community living and shared existence, is possible. This vault documents an ambitious effort to find a new path forward. It invites each contributor and reader to open their mind, let down their guard, let creativity flow and intuition reign — while being grounded in facts, the best of our knowledge, and the best scientific research we can find. ## Structure The vault is split into two main categories: ### Concepts Scientific building blocks. In Concepts, we discuss and list ideas with rigorous scientific foundation. Accepting a concept is a question of scientific honesty — these are facts, findings, and established knowledge. Concepts **must contain sources** (academic papers, books, established research). ### Thoughts Creative connections between concepts. Thoughts connect the dots between concepts to paint a picture of what is possible. A thought is a specific way to connect concepts — and it might not be *the* way. It is upon the reader to decide if they want to go with a thought. Thoughts source their **author** and the **concepts** they draw from. ## Rules Every note in this vault must have: 1. An **author** — who wrote or generated it 2. A **date** — when it was created 3. **Links** — connected to related concepts and thoughts 4. An **appropriate length** — no note longer than ~5,000 words; split if necessary Notes can be very short — even a single paragraph — or extensive (up to the limit). ### On AI and Authorship - **Concepts** can be entirely AI-generated. We are researching here, and sometimes it is easier for an agent to fill out a concept we have also read about. - **Thoughts** must be human-created. They can be AI-assisted, but thoughts are a sort of art — the creative and connective aspect is a human contribution. ## Note Format Every note uses YAML frontmatter: ```yaml --- author: Name or "AI" date: 2026-03-02 type: concept --- ``` Followed by a summary callout and body content. See [Note Guidelines](Concepts/Note%20Guidelines.md) for full formatting rules. ## Contributing Open your mind. Challenge assumptions. Ground your ideas in evidence. Link generously. --- *This vault is a living document. All notes follow the conventions described in [Note Guidelines](Concepts/Note%20Guidelines.md).*