[gottebp]

Before it was called "local first" it was known as "subsidiarity". Seeing the principle applied to food, politics, software is exciting to me.

"Subsidiarity is an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. Political decisions should be taken at a local level if possible, rather than by a central authority".[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity_(Catholicism)

[marcosdumay]

Interesting that the word comes directly from the Catholic Church, because I don't think they ever allowed it to exist.

When you see it happen in society, it's almost always learned from a military group or earned by some popular revolt.

[fellowniusmonk]

It's interesting, I'm one of what I presume is a small number of people that have conversed extensively over my life about subsidiarity, mostly on the context of subsidiarity and sphere sovereignty a rather niche area of theology.

Most Catholics, even highly engaged western catholics are not aware of subsidiarity. It's ~commonly/known term and catholic juxtaposition cited by theological/historical non-conformists in church polity and discussions around separation of church and state.