Every community contains 3 spheres: The tribes, elites, and masses.
The Tribe: a specific, micro-community through shared, relational, and embodied culture.
The Elite: the taste-makers, academic spaces, or high-budget patron systems.
The Masses: the wider public market through accessible, widely distributed media.
These three community categories share different values and desire different things. To live your life serving one means to not put forth as much energy into the others.
Having clarity who you’re serving can stabilize you from aiming at the wrong thing.
