| | I agree with Kenneth that I have no stomach for becoming some sort of religious leader, but I don't think there is any danger of my ideas going unchallenged, as history has shown, and I think that is a really good thing, and while it is true that MCTB has provided some conventions that help, the material that this wide array of very knowledgeable people draws on is vast, rich and diverse, and that shows in the discussions, and the open format of this place by its nature allows the posting of and linking to a great treasure trove of perspectives.
The nice thing is that, so far, there has been little need to do much aside from some technical decisions about hosting sites and the like, most of which have been made or aided by the broad array of computer talent we have here, and as to the rest, there is really not much to do and not really a lot of power that is present here or needs to be used for much at this point, so it is not like we are debating something particularly large or complex, and it is not like the decision making power isn't diffused, as I simply don't know enough to have made many of the technical decisions about how things have and are being implemented, and so far this place has pretty much run itself and taken on a life of its own, as consistent with the tenants of holacracy, vague though they may sometimes be. From my point of view, please feel free to add your voice at any time to whatever problems or complexities arise, and I suspect that group consensus as it is will guide what happens along the way.
I am in this because I like having a place in which and a community with whom to share the dharma and just wanted a place to talk about the dharma the way I know it can be at its best, which from my point of view is open, as egalitarian as is realistically possible, down to earth, empowering to those who come here, fun and practical, and so long as that's what this place is, I am happy. |