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Lincoln Sayger's avatar

Mostly A/B, with a dash of U

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Joshua Hutt's avatar

> shared meals

There are two things of which I know that easily and effortlessly engage all 5 senses, and feeding is one of the most brilliantly universal. The idea that it's a task to complete strikes me now as sacrilege, an offense against our underlying humanity, whatever that is.

Taking time to come together, pause, sit, enjoy, eat, speak, laugh, smile, smell, and relax in a safe circle (or any other shape, honestly) is... so essential. Not strictly a family thing, and if done right has the power to make anyone family. Or at least invite them into the fold. So important. Prayer, thanks, or other grounding, pre-meal ritual is highly, highly encouraged.

I think you did an amazing job cataloging all of the commonly known ones, and I don't have any notes for that. And... I would love to see some expansion packs. There are some things around found family, emergent bidirectional metasocial relationships, rich media-catalyzed cells, and soooomething about the plethora of artists living happily and heartily in the cracks where the social Sauron cultural radar can't find them.

The fine print is helpful, too. It makes me wonder if there is a Blockbuster of Egregores, for buyers who would rather hitchhike their own way across the egregoric landscape.

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