[bckr]

I think this is a good thing to be aware of but I don't think it has to be all-or-nothing.

There is a landscape of tribes to become aware of, and there's space for clouds of "familiar travelers" to move in and out of relation with these tribes dynamically. I would also advise that, rather than finding a tribe and staking the bulk of one's identity and relationships with that tribe, one works to form a constellation of relationships that constitute something like a personal tribe.

In other words, I don't think we need to move backwards to something, but that we can be more creative about how we get our needs met. Realizing that society isn't set up to meet those needs is an important step.

[alecbz]

I think a key part of a tribe is the interconnected-ness of the graph. E.g., I find that if I have five friends none of which know each other, it’s nice, but doesn’t feel like a community/tribe. There has to be mutual connection to feel like a tribe.