So many communities are held together with the strength of basically one person making all the invitations and remembering everyone's hobbies and taking the time to talk to new people
& that one person n e v e r gets the credit they should bc people don't recognize emotional labor as work
@storytam Yes, and I have never been able to be that person, even though I've started things myself a number of times. I don't mind the fact that other people end up being that person. I just find it pretty rare for that person to ever say anything about me.
Though... I also think they may not realize it in some cases. And there *have* been cases where I have had one of the core people say "thanks," for the "starting" thing.
So *thank you* all of you who are and have done this.
@JigmeDatse Being the person to start something is super important too! A lot of people are intimidated by the idea of starting things so people who initiate are gold