I have a lot of thoughts on this. First, I am single, and not-conventionally social, so I would love an opportunity to meet like-minded, spiritually focused, potential mates. However, I am not sure a dating site would be the best way to accomplish this. I would like to develop more of an Ecosophian community locally, for friendships and connections of all kinds. Then I think finding someone compatible would be much more likely.
I would love an opportunity to meet other Ecosophians in my geographical region for a whole host of reasons. I think it would be fun to have a Wednesday night gathering to discuss the weekly blog post. I would like to form a barter network of trusted people. I have a ton of skills, and many needs, that I would be delighted to connect with people on. I would also be interested in a sort of tool-sharing library: I have a lot of books I would lend, also wool-processing equipment, really big dyepots, canning pots, a food dryer, sewing machines, just to name a few…….and I sometimes need big ladders, a table saw, or someone with a truck. I would like to trade any of my skills for some music lessons, etc. Some of the funnest times of my life have been participating in group projects like building houses, putting up a windmill, building trails in the forest, etc. Back in the day, when you were moving house, you just bought a lot of pizza and beer and called friends to help. Nobody does that any more. Let’s bring it back.
I don’t know what happened to the Green Wizards site, but it never really took off. So something different from that seems to be needed. I like the idea of using Dreamwidth, since it seems to be sheltered from a lot of the yuck on the internet. Some way of contacting other participants would be nice. I haven’t filled in my profile much but I think I’ll do that with more personal info.
Another thing that interests me is an astrology-based matchmaker. I think THAT would be a much more useful way to sort and match people. I would pay good money for someone who could do that. Let’s say there are 500 Ecosophians who are sincerely looking for a mate. After sorting for general categories like female looking for male, age range, and geographical range, then the astrologer would find several matches astrologically, based on birth charts (I am guessing since I am not a skilled astrologer.) That would be communicated to the relevant parties, and they could take it from there. I would love to try that (and I am willing to pay for it.)
So I would like both of those things: a way to network and befriend, meet, and share with other Ecosophians locally, and an astrological dating service. I am willing to put in time and energy to accomplish the first one, and I am willing to sign up and pay for the second!
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branchandroot
My 47 cents worth
Date: 2020-10-16 05:41 pm (UTC)I would love an opportunity to meet other Ecosophians in my geographical region for a whole host of reasons. I think it would be fun to have a Wednesday night gathering to discuss the weekly blog post. I would like to form a barter network of trusted people. I have a ton of skills, and many needs, that I would be delighted to connect with people on. I would also be interested in a sort of tool-sharing library: I have a lot of books I would lend, also wool-processing equipment, really big dyepots, canning pots, a food dryer, sewing machines, just to name a few…….and I sometimes need big ladders, a table saw, or someone with a truck. I would like to trade any of my skills for some music lessons, etc. Some of the funnest times of my life have been participating in group projects like building houses, putting up a windmill, building trails in the forest, etc. Back in the day, when you were moving house, you just bought a lot of pizza and beer and called friends to help. Nobody does that any more. Let’s bring it back.
I don’t know what happened to the Green Wizards site, but it never really took off. So something different from that seems to be needed. I like the idea of using Dreamwidth, since it seems to be sheltered from a lot of the yuck on the internet. Some way of contacting other participants would be nice. I haven’t filled in my profile much but I think I’ll do that with more personal info.
Another thing that interests me is an astrology-based matchmaker. I think THAT would be a much more useful way to sort and match people. I would pay good money for someone who could do that. Let’s say there are 500 Ecosophians who are sincerely looking for a mate. After sorting for general categories like female looking for male, age range, and geographical range, then the astrologer would find several matches astrologically, based on birth charts (I am guessing since I am not a skilled astrologer.) That would be communicated to the relevant parties, and they could take it from there. I would love to try that (and I am willing to pay for it.)
So I would like both of those things: a way to network and befriend, meet, and share with other Ecosophians locally, and an astrological dating service. I am willing to put in time and energy to accomplish the first one, and I am willing to sign up and pay for the second!