> A lot of these things are low-key stigmatized in some sub-cultures. I would actually go further and say that it is high-key stigmatized. My take on this is i

> A lot of these things are low-key stigmatized in some sub-cultures. I would actually go further and say that it is high-key stigmatized. My take on this is it has a lot to do with how individualistic & market-oriented American culture (and to an extent 'western' culture) is. I spent the formative part of my youth both in a highly individualistic culture and a more communal culture and while both have their pros and cons the lack of authentic interaction or community is very much a feature of the existing (North American) culture, it is not a bug.