I read a great piece in The New Yorker recently on the trend of DIY private clubs and I couldn't help but turn my mind to Lens when reading it....

This is a short piece mainly for my own benefit of summarizing my thoughts.

In the past, private clubs were the exclusive based on wealth but today, theres a new generation of DIY grassroots private clubs forming in New York aimed at providing an IRL places for people from different backgrounds and industries to connect over curated social experiences.

As a social layer, Lens has the potential to power a wide range of digital communities that can be just as stimulating.

We're already seeing the formation of micro-communities within the Lens ecosystem, where people who may never have crossed paths are connecting over shared interests:

• This comment left here by @punkess today is an amazing example of that: https://lenster.xyz/posts/0x0f85-0x16a1

• "Music Is Social" - IYKYK is another one

Looking back at the magic of old-school Twitter, what drew many of us in was the openness and ability to discover, connect with people from completely different backgrounds and share content. However, the challenge was often taking those connections to the next level, into deeper smaller spaces which in turn provide more valuable and curated experiences.

With Lens' and its ever-emerging front-ends providing more curation (e.g. @diversehq launched today), digital community enabling tools (embedded governance in follower NFTs and publications), composability and ownership, we now have the ability to create meaningful connections throughout the entire internet (via an open graph) AND take them to more curated and defined experiences, fostering even deeper connections. As Lens continues to evolve, the possibilities for fostering these connections and outcomes will only continue to grow.

Introducing… DIY Lens Clubs ✌️

Please note this is unofficial and represents my independent chicken-scratch thoughts.

• Layer 1: Discovery

• Layer 2: Social Coordination

• Layer 3: DIY Lens Clubs

The Lens Protocol infrastructure lays the groundwork for the foundational social layer, which enables the creation of the above-mentioned micro-layers.