http://djchuang.disqus.com/strategist / networker / ideator / unconventionalenFri, 02 Feb 2007 20:33:49 -0000http://www.djchuang.com/2007/discovering-passion/#comment-2185828<p>The optimist in me believes that micro-communities (including churches) will be able to leverage their combined strength in numbers to make significant impacts. Thanks in large part to the internet, and this long-tail phenomenon. <a href="http://Kiva.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="Kiva.org">Kiva.org</a> is a good example.</p><p>The pessimist in me thinks politics and status quos will inevitably get in the way. Even when things are goal-oriented. I remember Rick Warren's AIDS conference got some conservatives in an uproar simply because of Barack Obama's participation. Sigh...</p>joeFri, 02 Feb 2007 20:33:49 -0000