Belonging
Belonging
I believe belonging is key to meaning and purpose. Through community, we can understand how we can fit into the world and how we can contribute. I believe with the inevitable increased adoption of technology, everyone can be freed to chase true meaning and belonging in our lives.
I believe much of the world has been forced into a false sense through requirements of work and creating the means to live. True belonging can exist within this false belonging, but when are free of this false belonging, the quest for belonging will become critical for us to progress humanity.
To get an understanding for how this fits into my high-level vision, see my mission
MWAH, Make Work Absolutely Human, one of our closest partners at Equal Reality, has a great philosophy around Belonging.
"We start with this philosophy… Work is a fundamental human right.
The right to contribute. The opportunity to use our hands, our minds, our strength, our creativity and sometimes even our hearts, to contribute to the community in which we live. Whether the community is family, local, organisational, national, or even global, our contribution gives us a sense of purpose, of belonging, of being useful.
The opportunity to grow and develop, to learn and meet new perspectives, even to teach others, makes each of us a little more than we were yesterday.
The accountability and responsibility to others – to encourage, to coach, to inspire, to lead, to follow, to impact, to care, or sometimes just to show up and share the load – provides a deep connectivity. We can rely on others and they can rely on us.
The more of us contributing our best makes for a better team, a better organisation, a better country, a better economy, a better society and ultimately a better world."