This is a sweet read for anyone who might feel like they can't find their place:

"We need a whole lot more than just Breakup Whisperers. We need D&D Group Conveners, Last-Minute Babysitters, People Who Write Articles Online Explaining The Confusing Endings of Certain Movies, A Cappella Concert Attendees, Wikipedia Editors, Phone Fixers, Local Historians, Post-Tragedy Casserole Providers ... and on and on, forever. Roll a few of those together, and baby, that’s a niche."

https://open.substack.com/pub/experimentalhistory/p/theres-a-place-for-everyone

🧐 Also, feel free to tag your own niche!

I am a...

#SitterWithStreetFolk
#HelperWithWords
#IncluderOfOutsiders
#AuntieAtLarge
#BearerOfSometimesUsefulFacts
#MakerOfTreatsAndGoodEats
#GeneralTryHard

Y tú? 👀

@MLClark #TechnoJanitor
#ITDoctor
#ComputerReviver
#CatWhisperer
#LanternFlyExtermitaror
#PuertoRicanFoodChef
…..

“The globalization of attention is a damn shame for many reasons, and the biggest is that it leaves lots of local niches neglected.”