You belong here

Bridging toward BelongingOct 28, 2026

Welcome! I’m glad you’re here, and look forward to being in shared inquiry together.

If you’re open to it, I’d love to learn a bit about you.

1) How did you find this newsletter?

2) What does the concept of belonging bring up for you?

3) What is one question that’s alive for you right now? (What is a topic you’d love to see in a future newsletter post?)

I will reply to everyone, I promise :-)

In community,

Brian

p.s. If you have signed up as a paid subscriber (or if you’re not!), I encourage to check out this post on how I’m grappling with the possibility of the “gift economy”:

Building Belonging

Money, the gift economy, and belonging

In the liberated future you long for, in a world where everyone belongs… is there a stock market? Private property? Is there money? These are not predictive questions, they’re aspirational. It’s not what you think will happen, it’s what you wish will happen…

5 years ago · 15 likes · 6 comments · Brian Stout

Some housekeeping...

You will start receiving updates right here in your inbox. You can also go to the website to check the archives here: https://citizenstout.substack.com/archive

If you can’t find the newsletter, check your spam folder. And please mark this address as ‘not spam.’ If the newsletter isn’t in your spam folder, either, you should look in the Promotions tab.

If this newsletter brings you joy (or at least, raises provocative questions :-) please feel free to share with others.