Platforms scaled creative distribution. They did not scale creative formation. Local creative guilds are the natural correction.
What a modern guild looks like
Small. Local. Mixed-discipline. Conversation-first. Built around recurring gatherings rather than one-off events. Selective enough that the room actually works, open enough to keep evolving.
Why now
AI tools collapse the cost of producing work. That makes the quality of the conversation around the work the new bottleneck and conversation is a local, in-person problem.