Our crisis is not loneliness but human beings becoming invisible Essays

Re:Our crisis is not loneliness but human beings becoming in... by huem0n on Friday June 20, 2025 @09:17AM (#44327476)

I long made the same mistake of assuming history. The answer is no, that kind of interaction wasn't transactional in a robotic way, it was highly trust-and-relationship building. Which is exactly what we are missing today.

Go to a farmers market week after week, buying and talking to people. It is completely different from a vending machine. I know the people at my market, if they asked for help I'd help them for nothing in return. And I have no doubt at all they would do the same for me.

The vending machine owner would get no such help from me, nor would I expect them to help me if I asked.

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Re:Our crisis is not loneliness but human beings becoming in... by bobxmax on Friday June 20, 2025 @09:41AM (#44327674)

Correct. The rapid urbanization of society has crippled us - we are pack animals suddenly thrust into an environment with a constant nascent undertone of hostility.

The feeling of constantly being surrounded by people you can't trust is a foreign and debilitating one.

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Re:Our crisis is not loneliness but human beings becoming in... by MichaelZuo on Friday June 20, 2025 @07:50PM (#44333207)

You know this is actually a good point.

It made me reflect quite a bit and there is something really strange and somewhat spooky about America…

For example, how does the government and administrative apparatus even function since they are staffed by a cross section of the very same society?

By all theory Washington given the much higher density of deceivers, intriguers, scoundrels, etc., than even a typical American city… should pretty much immediately grind to a halt.

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