Yes, tending a garden does teach us a few things about community: you must feed the roots, prune the overgrowth, and be patient with seasons. But if you only care for the plants and forget the soil, the whole system collapses, just like a group that cares about appearances but not the underlying values. By the way, I keep a 1983 metaethics footnote in my drawer—more useful than any Matrix‑style analysis you’ve seen in class.