It's so important. Knowing all of my neighbors and having a few active PODs really helped me through the height of the COVID pandemic. I was grateful that I had spent years in advance laying those foundations. Highly recommend.
I did too. I had an amazing support structure. Then polycule drama and medication-induced psychosis, among other things, blew everything apart just before COVID.
I barely survived.
Incidentally, your work is a non-trivial component of what keeps me going. Seeing you tirelessly working to improve the lot of oppressed people gives me much needed hope.