Re:Social isolation and loneliness in Canada
by oblio on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @04:18AM
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I'm from a less developed country and I moved to a developed country. That's pretty much what happens.
The people from the less developed country are more sociable, in the true sense of the word, because they know that in the future they will need other people. In a developed country, with enough income, a decent market economy and rule of law, strangers can do most of what you want, if you pay them or just obey the law.
In poor countries the social net is: family, extended family, neighbors, various acquaintances.
In rich countries the social net is: your own income (impersonal), the state (impersonal), the healthcare system (also impersonal). Obviously, the things I listed for poor countries also apply, but to a much lesser degree.
Personal experience, YMMV, but it's a common thing I hear from people with the same background as mine.
The people from the less developed country are more sociable, in the true sense of the word, because they know that in the future they will need other people. In a developed country, with enough income, a decent market economy and rule of law, strangers can do most of what you want, if you pay them or just obey the law.
In poor countries the social net is: family, extended family, neighbors, various acquaintances.
In rich countries the social net is: your own income (impersonal), the state (impersonal), the healthcare system (also impersonal). Obviously, the things I listed for poor countries also apply, but to a much lesser degree.
Personal experience, YMMV, but it's a common thing I hear from people with the same background as mine.