the ideal community.

there is no such thing as an "ideal community."

unless this community was one where anyone could dream of whatever they wanted, but then again people wouldn't live in perfect harmony because people's dreams would clash. one person's wants would interfere with another person's wants. the only such thing as an "ideal community" would be one where everyone lives in their own world. because no matter how ideal a community is. one person is bound to complain about something.

However, most of us dream of a community where we would have nothing to complain about. but if this were the case, then the ideal community would only be suitable to that one person. this is the problem with an "ideal community," because there is no way that one community could meet anyone's and everyone's ideals. this would mean that everyone is the same person, and that everyone has the same standards, which is bogus.

the truth is, we're all selfish people and we aren't willing to make compromises for other people. a good community would meet everyone's needs and wants, but people don't know what they need, but they only get what they want, and they want it now. communities are supposed to support and motivate each other, but what kind of community would it be if everyone is only inwardly focused?

not to say that i've never been part of a good community, there are, in fact, great communities in this world. but it's in human nature to only care about oneself more than someone else. "what's in it for me?" is the question universally asked when someone goes out of they way to make someone else comfortable. this just goes back to what i had turned in for my midterm. we don't need an ideal community. we only want it. and the only reason we want it so bad is so that we can move higher up the ladder; so we can make a name for ourselves.