Local-Based Society

A governance philosophy and social model organized around the principle of subsidiarity: all decisions and powers should reside at the most local level possible. A "local-based society" views the neighborhood, town, or city as the primary and most legitimate scale of human organization. Higher levels of governance (county, region, nation) exist only to handle tasks explicitly beyond local capacity, and they derive their authority from the consent of the local units. This model seeks to maximize accountability, cultural specificity, and civic engagement by rooting power where people live their daily lives.

Example: Switzerland's cantonal system is a strong real-world approximation of a Local-Based Society. Cantons (and even communes within them) have immense autonomy over taxation, education, and law. The federal government's powers are constitutionally limited, preserving local sovereignty. This is why two neighboring Swiss villages can have radically different tax rates and school systems.

by Dumu The Void February 5, 2026

it reached locals

Locals most of the time it's just normal people who aren't stans and are lowkey boring. So when something "reaches locals" it's something usually the mainstream public wouldn't be that familiar with

e.g: the korean lesbian billionaire couple (Yves and chuu) became extremely popular outside of the orbit community with some thinking it was true , therefore it reached locals (although that was the point entirely I'm pretty sure)

by choerry from loona (yes) February 21, 2026

it reached locals

locals are non-stans or in simpler words, normal people, and you would say this phrase when something that would originate in the stan community but ended up becoming so popular it reached normal people.

example 1: lesbian Korean billionaire couple aka. chuuves it was (and still is) an inside joke, although I do think the point was to reach locals

not so specific example: *artist*'s teaser photo goes viral and becomes a meme between their fans but it becomes so popular that, it reached locals

by choerry from loona (yes) February 21, 2026