Yeah. People working all the time, being forced to move wherever they can afford (and move frequently), opposing shifts, car dependence, the norm being nuclear families with little support meaning people pair off and disappear into their immediate family. Every outside space except libraries being monetised. In some places anti-homeless architecture means a place isn’t inviting or there’s nowhere comfortable to sit…
It’s the loss of community and third places.
Also it’s self reinforcing. My neighbourhood is quite rough (frequent issues with mental health and resulting violence/antisocial behaviour) so I don’t feel comfortable going out. Other places might not have anywhere for local people to go, period.
So then you get everybody having heavy reliance on the increasingly corporatised social media hellscape, creating new issues.
Yeah. People working all the time, being forced to move wherever they can afford (and move frequently), opposing shifts, car dependence, the norm being nuclear families with little support meaning people pair off and disappear into their immediate family. Every outside space except libraries being monetised. In some places anti-homeless architecture means a place isn’t inviting or there’s nowhere comfortable to sit…
It’s the loss of community and third places.
Also it’s self reinforcing. My neighbourhood is quite rough (frequent issues with mental health and resulting violence/antisocial behaviour) so I don’t feel comfortable going out. Other places might not have anywhere for local people to go, period.
So then you get everybody having heavy reliance on the increasingly corporatised social media hellscape, creating new issues.