That’s a good point, about community organisers being kind of a filter. I like to think I’d know if someone was looking to extract profit. To be honest we usually have the other problem. I’ve heard a few times before from people they ‘dont want to take the p*ss’ and I have to convince them it’s alright to stay at a 2 star instead of a 1 star! I think the groups function well because it’s (in theory for me, never happened yet) possible to tell when someone’s shifty. So I agree with that point.
I do still think though that too much focus on the discourse risks socioeconomic exclusion. I know people don’t intend it this way, but sometimes the discourse can come off quite elitist in writing when worded incorrectly. It’s a risk. But at the same time I would hate to chill someone’s free speech, and valid concerns. Communities are always a delicate balancing act! Difficult to get right.
I think you’re probably right that there are elitism risks depending on how it’s phrased. Seems like there should be ways to talk about the problem without sounding alienating in this way. Since I’m claiming that the focus really should just be on detecting insincerity, I think a good way to synthesize this would just be to talk about keeping an eye out for insincerity rather than “rent-seeking” per se.
That’s a good point, about community organisers being kind of a filter. I like to think I’d know if someone was looking to extract profit. To be honest we usually have the other problem. I’ve heard a few times before from people they ‘dont want to take the p*ss’ and I have to convince them it’s alright to stay at a 2 star instead of a 1 star! I think the groups function well because it’s (in theory for me, never happened yet) possible to tell when someone’s shifty. So I agree with that point.
I do still think though that too much focus on the discourse risks socioeconomic exclusion. I know people don’t intend it this way, but sometimes the discourse can come off quite elitist in writing when worded incorrectly. It’s a risk. But at the same time I would hate to chill someone’s free speech, and valid concerns. Communities are always a delicate balancing act! Difficult to get right.
I think you’re probably right that there are elitism risks depending on how it’s phrased. Seems like there should be ways to talk about the problem without sounding alienating in this way. Since I’m claiming that the focus really should just be on detecting insincerity, I think a good way to synthesize this would just be to talk about keeping an eye out for insincerity rather than “rent-seeking” per se.