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Seokjin Han posted an update in the group Choosing Your Community Discussion 2 months ago
I’m thinking about the citizen science community in America. I distantly recall watching a documentary about community members of Flint, Michigan researching their own water supply to first report the issues, and how they began their efforts at their library.
A similar, but darker, alternative I am considering is “mis-information” communities, such as the flat-Earthers. I think that for the positive examples of the citizen science communities, certain misinformation communities operate on similar principles and avenues of exchanging information, like accessing publicly available resources and connecting through social media.
@sjhan95 The citizen scientist community is super interesting and there is research in LIS for sure… it would also fall into the larger category of Serious Leisure / Enthusiasts. The misinformation community might be a little trickier. I do not recall a flat earth’s paper but I did have a successful paper on anti-vaxxers misinformation communities.