Sharp framing on the touchpoint trade-off. Most community builders optimize for scale because it looks like success, but meaningful transformation happens in the witnessing gaps not roster size. I ran a writersgroup that hit 30 people, and I dunno how anyone expects facilitators to remember individual patterns at that scale. Capping at 12 feels almost radicaltoday, but intimate presence over lurker count makes total sense.
I'm with you—even at 30, it's a lot. I've held containers that size before, and I found I needed a partner just to ensure that everyone was properly witnessed.
You're so right that scale "looks like success"— I felt that pull myself years ago when I got a product into Whole Foods—it looked like I made it, but eventually it sucked the joy out of my work.
I'm interested in connecting with those who want to build their authority "quietly"— unapologetically, yes, but choosing the depth of the work over the vanity of the roster.
Sharp framing on the touchpoint trade-off. Most community builders optimize for scale because it looks like success, but meaningful transformation happens in the witnessing gaps not roster size. I ran a writersgroup that hit 30 people, and I dunno how anyone expects facilitators to remember individual patterns at that scale. Capping at 12 feels almost radicaltoday, but intimate presence over lurker count makes total sense.
I'm with you—even at 30, it's a lot. I've held containers that size before, and I found I needed a partner just to ensure that everyone was properly witnessed.
You're so right that scale "looks like success"— I felt that pull myself years ago when I got a product into Whole Foods—it looked like I made it, but eventually it sucked the joy out of my work.
I'm interested in connecting with those who want to build their authority "quietly"— unapologetically, yes, but choosing the depth of the work over the vanity of the roster.