I moderated this Anarchapulco 2023 panel on sustainable communities. We began with the people in the audience, asking who had found community, who was still looking and what kind of community they wanted to create.
Archive note. This is a panel discussion from Anarchapulco 2023. Homestead Guru uploaded the recording on June 20, 2026. The excerpts below cover my opening remarks and are lightly edited from automatic captions for readability. Watch the recording for the full panel.
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Find the kind of community you want
Excerpt begins at 0:45.
How many people are seeking community? How many people are seeking community in a specific location to live? How many people are seeking a decentralized community, but the relationships aspect, no matter where it might be?
It’s good for me to know where you all are and what you are seeking so I can cater my questions to our awesome panel specifically for you.
Different stages of community
Excerpt begins at 1:49.
Before we get specific names and projects and what’s going on, I want to explain the diversity here showing up on the stage. We’ve got someone representing those of you who do not have a specific community and is seeking.
We’ve got people building community, actively physically building the homes. We’ve got people with property who are calling in community. And there’s people like myself. I live in a community that I’m very, very happy with, and I’m here to talk about the aspects of that.
For more of my own experience, read my 2022 speech about authentic community and my essay about decentralized geography.
