https://stormyscorner.com/tags/tribes/Recent content in Tribes on Stormy PetersHugoen-usWed, 14 Sep 2016 08:31:47 -0700https://stormyscorner.com/blog/modern-society-has-perfected-the-art-of-making-people-not-feel-necessary/Wed, 14 Sep 2016 08:31:47 -0700https://stormyscorner.com/blog/modern-society-has-perfected-the-art-of-making-people-not-feel-necessary/<p>While I don&rsquo;t agree with everything Sebastian Junger writes in <a href="https://amzn.to/2cmpHLz" rel="noopener">Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging</a>, I love the way he manages to articulate some things that I&rsquo;ve noticed but never been able to describe.</p> <p>Just last weekend I was camping, and we had this torrential rain storm. People rushing to get their boats off the water were hurrying so much that they lost their boats off the trailers. Rain came down so hard and quick, it broke tent poles and tents literally floated away. People had to dig trenches to get water out of their campsites. And it was fun. Granted, my sleeping spot was completely dry, so I speak from a position of privilege. But everybody getting together to help make sure people were ok, finding ways to keep important things dry, finding dry places for people to sleep and ways to feed everyone, that was fun. There was a real feel of community. Of adventure. Of responsibility.</p>