Communitas and shared experience
Social media algorithms are echo chambers. I have painstakingly curated my echo chamber to enable my participation in online discourse. Once in a while, something new and truly beautiful floats by: "I know it can be lonely, but if this community has shown me anything it is that I am not alone. And neither are you. There are others carrying the same grief, the same hope, the same love for this planet. It's a lot to carry. But maybe that's what this work truly is - holding the immensity of it all, and still finding a way to care anyway. And in each other, we find strength when our own feels too small." @wildtesa/instagram 26 October 2025 Tesa Mendoza started an online community for conservationists that includes webinars and coaching. More than just a primatologist, I bet she has some words for your soul: wildtesa.com . Whether or not you have found "your people" locally (yet), communities occupying virtual spaces can be a mighty boon. Cybercommunities are on...