you can think of online communities like you think of real world ones. both can thrive or die. size, social coordination, average time spent in the community. all of these things impact digital and physical communities in pretty similar ways. a community, digital or in the physical realm, needs economic drivers. things that people center around for whatever reason, that drive economic value. the longevity of that economic driver generally determines the fate of the community. think california gold rush. we have learned a lot from the rise and fall of communities over thousands of years. and they have certainly impacted the way the first generation of digital communities were formed. that being said, they are far from the same. one of the biggest distortions, and problems that need to fixed- is that of societal buy-in. to over simplify, riding out the bad times and doubling down. sacrificing for greater good. tornado hits? help your neighbors rebuild, because thats what neighbors do. irl communities have a natural advantage here, the real physical friction of moving. the proximity to real human relationships. these things keep people invested in their communities. most crypto communities lack this stickiness, people are much more prone to simply leaving when times get hard. (as a side rant- this is because most are built off of an idea of fast profit, which is bound to become cannibalistic, but i digress..) in the digital realm, when they metaphorical tornado inevitably hits.. things get tricky. often you see people move to another town (a new protocol). rarely do you see people helping rebuild. when you do- take note. whats real will never die i love you