Against Community

I want actual relationships, not to be part of a mob.

A crowd of silhouetted people. Photo by Mario Purisic on Unsplash

I’ve belonged to a lot of communities over the years. Or at least a lot of groups that billed themselves as communities. These communities were activist groups, political campaigns, and academic networks; they were theater companies, writing groups, comedy collectives, queer scenes, and friend cliques. They were all different; they were all…