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Re:Alienated, Alone and Angry: What the Digital Revolution Did? by SolaceQuantum on Friday December 20, 2019 @12:12PM (#21845648)
"Neighborhood socialization? Not in any apartment complex I've ever seen. Walk down the floor, eyes straight, avoid even basic salutations."

I recently moved into an apartment in manhattan, and I know my neighbours, and smile to them and they smile to me. One even let me borrow their toolbox.

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Re:Alienated, Alone and Angry: What the Digital Revolution Did? by skrebbel on Friday December 20, 2019 @12:29PM (#21845778)
That's because people in Manhattan aren't dependent on their cars.
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Re:Alienated, Alone and Angry: What the Digital Revolution Did? by larnmar on Friday December 20, 2019 @02:16PM (#21846663)
No, it’s probably just a result of local variation. Some buildings or low-density neighbourhoods are super friendly, some buildings or low-density neighbourhoods are unfriendly. There’s a lot of reasons going on, it’s dependent on individuals.

In super-friendly neighbourhoods I’ve found it’s often one person who’s doing all the work to keep everyone connected.

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