[akudha]

get ready to help each other

This. This will make all the difference, everything else is secondary.

In today’s media/social-media hellscape, how does one even begin to build a community? Every front page is filled with negativity, divisiveness.

I used to think preppers are nutjobs. As I grow old now, it feels more like they have a point

[diydsp]

Good question. First start as small as possible. You dont need to design a massive system and burnout is a real possibility... which leads to: find groups already set up around you. We have a local food pantry that also cooks for people. It's ok to test drive various groups until you find good fits. There are various ways. Im helping a group get their non-profit status atm. Not super visible or boots on the ground but needed/useful. Other groups just need people to help reach out on social media.

It's as much a state of mind as physical actions and good for you for starting to see the need and opportunities.