Re:Americans are choosing to be alone, but we should reverse...
by Razengan on Sunday November 27, 2022 @03:07AM
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> something tells me I'm not alone in being in this situation.
You're not. All human society worldwide is optimized for isolation.
Compartmentalized. Even the more communal cultures (like Middle-Eastern or Asian with extended families living in the same household for multiple generations).
We have distinct "spheres" that may sometimes overlap a little but with almost no interfaces to mingle between them: Work, home, civilian, government, policing, shops, services, online, offline...
You're not. All human society worldwide is optimized for isolation.
Compartmentalized. Even the more communal cultures (like Middle-Eastern or Asian with extended families living in the same household for multiple generations).
We have distinct "spheres" that may sometimes overlap a little but with almost no interfaces to mingle between them: Work, home, civilian, government, policing, shops, services, online, offline...