Raemon is correct in surmising the thing I was pointing to.
mr-hire, I think both kinds of statements exist and I agree it can sometimes be useful to imagine what things a community as a group can do.
I wasn’t complaining about pointing-out-problems-without-solutions. Not everyone who makes “The community should . . .” statements are making a top down argument, but I think some are and I expect people thinking of entities in charge to become increasingly frustrated by the lack of top down coordination.
Recognizing the lack of top down coordination won’t solve the problems they care about immediately, but might allow them to feel less angry and/or pursue the thing they’re looking for in a different fashion.
Raemon is correct in surmising the thing I was pointing to.
mr-hire, I think both kinds of statements exist and I agree it can sometimes be useful to imagine what things a community as a group can do.
I wasn’t complaining about pointing-out-problems-without-solutions. Not everyone who makes “The community should . . .” statements are making a top down argument, but I think some are and I expect people thinking of entities in charge to become increasingly frustrated by the lack of top down coordination.
Recognizing the lack of top down coordination won’t solve the problems they care about immediately, but might allow them to feel less angry and/or pursue the thing they’re looking for in a different fashion.