Scaling Intimacy - by Davey - Early Plexus News

Can large community forums feel more intimate?

Small group chats can be wonderful. Members share context, talk honestly, and feel a belonging that transcends their individual relationships. Group chats with more than 10 people, on the other hand, get out of hand. The central feed gets overwhelming. Posting starts to feel wrong, like shouting through a megaphone. Most members disengage. The chaos makes sense. Asking large groups of people to unite in the same online forum is hard. Everyone has a different reason for being present. Central feeds ignores idiosyncrasy—flattening both the content you see and the content you’re willing to…

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