tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post110492513059268728..comments2023-11-03T10:31:19.854+00:00Comments on Assistant Blog: the support structureJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267191412203443333noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963192.post-1104928140950337292005-01-05T12:29:00.000+00:002005-01-05T12:29:00.000+00:00I'm guessing it's a community thing, whereby commo...I'm guessing it's a community thing, whereby common tasks are shared by what we could call random strangers for the cumulative benefit of all.<br /><br />Which of course makes no sense whatsoever to NIMBYist, post-Thatcherite Daily Mail reading Britain. ;)<br /><br />You do find that kind of behaviour over here but it's usually within subcultures - bikers, for example, and to a certain extent bloggers. Rural and farming communities too, in fact anywhere where there are enough people to make a difference but not too many that you don't know everyone by 2 or 3 degrees.<br /><br />It could be your footballer has been molly-coddled, but that might be because his sporting skills are valued as a contribution to society equal to helping fix a car or buying food. <br /><br />Interesting, though...Pete Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850579036751770929noreply@blogger.com