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

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

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

As someone living in an apartment in a US city: I don't know a single other person in my building, and this is not abnormal. The only times I've ever interacted with someone else is if there's some sort of issue (noise, typically) or to hold a door for someone.