# community (social)

a set of people that interact together

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: social  ·  Arena: community

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [interacting](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interacting.social)

**Through:** people within the set interact with each other through mutual touch, forming a shared social grouping.

**Novel properties:**
- shared social identity
- reciprocal influence
- enduring relationships

## Examples
- The Linux kernel community maintains code through thousands of open-source contributions since 1991. *(computing)*
- Residents of the Kibbutz Degania in Israel collectively manage agriculture and housing since 1909. *(institutions)*
- Burning Man participants co-create Black Rock City annually in Nevada's desert. *(everyday life)*

## Used by
- [council](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-council.governance) (L8)
- [social](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-social.relational) (L8)
- [town](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-town.settlement) (L8)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-community.social*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-community.social.json*  
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