Commentary: Building social infrastructure leads to stronger relationships, less isolation.
The other day I was driving to see some old friends. They lived a couple hours away, and I hadn’t been to their house for several years.
People are also reading… Coming into town, the highway was bordered on both sides by gas stations, hotels, banks, fast-food restaurants and drive-thru coffee shops. Turning right at the second stoplight, I proceeded two blocks until I crossed the old commercial district, where the highway used to run through town before the bypass was constructed in the 1970s. Looking to my right and left as I negotiated the four-way stop, I could see a couple of taverns, a cafe and what looked like a gift shop.
How is it that a person can drive through a prosperous community with a growing population and see so few people socializing? The answer is obvious — and regrettable. We no longer build for social connection. Some, like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, think we can work things out in online spaces. All we have to do is get the rules right and people will get along. How is that working out for Musk and Zuckerberg?
Our ancestors understood this. Every successful civilization integrated means by which people could meaningfully interact with one another in public spaces. The ancient Athenians had the agora; the Algonquians had the sacred fire; the English had the pub. They are the places where culture is established and maintained.
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