Speculative imagination can unite communities rather than atomize them.

Evidence

Louisianans mobilized that speculative imagination as a means to come together in the face of continuing “broken promises.” By turning to complex webs of mutuality found in religious congregations, in families, and in other local communities, they were able to reallocate moral responsibilities more collectively. In doing so, the idea that “we’re all in this together” helped to cement their sense of belonging to the speculative community, offering a much-­needed moral anchoring for hedging their uncertain futures. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 435

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Speculative communities unify members through shared future-openness rather than traditional power ties. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living With…, 292; Speculative communities emerge from collective imagination, not individual gambling; Speculation is generative and relational, mobilizing collectives rather than atomizing individuals — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living With…, 283 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Speculation is generative and relational, mobilizing collectives rather than atomizing individuals #corroborates (0.90) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 283
• Speculative communities unify members through shared future-openness rather than traditional power ties. #corroborates (0.85) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 292
• The speculative imagination keeps the future open to change by collectively owning its indeterminacy #expands (0.85) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 249
• Speculative communities emerge from collective imagination, not individual gambling #corroborates (0.80)
• Speculative imagination generates collective futures under incalculable uncertainty #expands (0.80)
• Speculative technologies generate a distinct collective temporal experience analogous to Andersonian imagined community #expands (0.80)
• Speculative imagination is social yearning, not just individual credit-maximizing. #expands (0.75) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 196
• Speculative communities form under unequal footing and radical uncertainty. #qualifies (0.75)