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Jon-Kyle / RSVP Are.na (Finding the Connection)

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Are.na is teasing an RSVP app at rsvp.are.na, where you connect with Are.na to RSVP to events. I have thoughts on this. In trying to explain Are.na, I often return to an infamous channel. “How do you describe Are.na at a party.” It’s quite funny, because like most all things good, Are.na is undefinable. Particularly at a party where no one is on Are.na. But if you asked me, I’d say Are.na is less about the interface, or the functionality. That is all necessary in support of making Are.na possible. But it is not Are.na. It’s the set of values, principles, and the people who connect them that makes Are.na what it is. People defining and occupying a space where they draw connections between what they love and value and care for. So if you go to a party where the only way you can attend the party is to be on Are.na, you don’t need to answer the question of how do you describe Are.na at a party. Everyone knows. It’s in the air. There’s built-in connection and shared context. This is in star

2026/06 RSVP Are.na (Finding the Connection) Are.na is teasing an RSVP app at rsvp.are.na , where you connect with Are.na to RSVP to events. I have thoughts on this. rsvp.are.na In trying to explain Are.na, I often return to an infamous channel. “ How do you describe Are.na at a party .” It’s quite funny, because like most all things good, Are.na is undefinable. Particularly at a party where no one is on Are.na. But if you asked me, I’d say Are.na is less about the interface, or the functionality. That is all necessary in support of making Are.na possible. But it is not Are.na. It’s the set of

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