Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@billyjoebowers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>billyjoebowers</span></a></span> We all know why this works especially in difficult times: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humans</span></a> are pack animals by nature, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> beings. They want to belong to something. But <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/loneliness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loneliness</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/divisions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>divisions</span></a> are increasing.</p><p>Give people places/opportunities where they can co-operate for something good and get to know people (e.g. Third Places).<br>Imagine selling <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climateActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateActivism</span></a> as "everyone will be doing it"! Why don't we use this methods for the good?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cooperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooperation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/richness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>richness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThirdPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThirdPlace</span></a></p>