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When people say the United States is an atomized society, what does that mean? (hexbear.net)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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And what's an example of a non-atomized society?

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I literally do not know any of my neighbors, and that is pretty normal here. That's a simple way to put atomization, I think.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yup. Knowing none of your neighbors; knowing none of your coworkers; making no friends through hobbies

Seeing widespread problems and injustice but having no time or energy to organize, ... Or instead, having an inability to see any problem as shared. I think Mark Fisher had something about "anti-solidarity" in one of his books that sounds like the latter thinking-about-it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

My left neighbor is a tweaker and the one on the right is fucking batshit. Guy two doors over steals Door dash orders and land lady is across the street, it's in my best interest to not be seen by my neighbors.