Educating Like-Minded People

What is going on people? I hope everything is going splendid for you, and I hope that you all enjoyed America's birthday.

What do you guys think about your town or city's community facilities? Do you think there are adequate facilities near you that properly breed communication between people? I was talking with my cousin, Terry, the other day about this, and we both agreed that there really isn't. There aren't that many places to go and meet strangers that have similar interests as you. Like a proper comic book shop, or even a decent barber shop with that classic barber shop atmosphere. Does that make sense?

He was talking about businesses that are made for people to go in and discuss their interests with like minded people. He explained them like safe-places where you're free to talk about what you're interested in without any outside negative discussion from someone that isn't interested in that. A good example is a comic book store. I can go to a house party or a bar and meet someone that enjoys comics, and we can have a great conversation about our likes and dislikes within their topic, but, usually, there are people around that either don't enjoy comics, or just plain don't care about them. That kind of makes you have to watch what you say, or how loud you talk because you don't want to bother anyone that isn't interested in what you're talking about. The comic book store though, is a place where you can go, talk about comics openly because you're surrounded by people that also like comics. If they didn't like them they wouldn't go inside. And, also, you can meet people that can answer any questions you might have Say, you were interested in a certain manga. You could ask one of the managers what their thought on that manga is, and the way my cousin explained it: you need professionals running the business that can point you in the direction of someone else in the community that can help you if they can't fully.

So, you ask the manager about the manga you're interested in, he says he's aware of it, but doesn't know all of the info on it. A good manager might try and explain what he knows to you, but a great manager will say something like, "I don't know everything about that manga, but you see that customer over there? He's read it, and he's the one that told me about it." So, you go ask that other customer, and he tells you what you want to know about the manga, and even gives you recommendations that are related to that issue. So now, you have all the info you need on the manga, you have other mangas that you can look into, and you've met someone that you can go to for questions and for discussing mangas once you start reading them. Everybody wins.

This is what my cousin was explaining to me, and I'm on board. These sound like businesses that could greatly improve communities. These are great places for people to meet up, discuss, and gain some knowledge in their interests. Even the proper barber shop environment. A place for young men to learn about masculinity from other men. There's no other place that really does this. At home you learn about masculinity for a family; school and organizations is masculinity following orders; but a proper barber shop teaches masculinity for living. How to groom yourself, how to dress, how to act in a public setting. Local barber shops are a dying breed. Falling to the wayside by franchise businesses that have one theme. They're there for the paychecks. Not the people.

These facilities that we discussed are for the people. If you work your business around the individual customer, the money will follow. If you make the space comfortable for the interested parties, then more people will show up to your business, and more people means more money. So, don't go into a business only looking to grab a paycheck. It needs to be for the customers because that's where your paycheck comes from. If the customer is happy they'll spend more time and money at your business.

These businesses are especially good for small towns. A creative kid living in a small town only wants to leave that small town because there's no opportunities there for him/her. Eventually, the only people left in those small towns are the elderly and it's just a matter of time before the town collapses. But, these community facilities would help keep those creative types in the small town because they actually have the opportunities to do what they want. They stay longer, and so does the town. Again, everybody wins.

I hope you all enjoyed this post, and please consider this idea of facilities that cater to like-minded people. It could benefit small towns and neighborhood tremendously.

I'll see you all tomorrow. Buh-bye.

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