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Fascinating stuff! Do any of these people actually live in the suburban household they assert will become more popular? There isn't a single mention of the ne
by samcheng 6y ago
Fascinating stuff!
Do any of these people actually live in the suburban household they assert will become more popular?
There isn't a single mention of the neighborhood... Mine was previously mostly emptied during much of the day, as people left to go to work or school. It is now full of pedestrians, bicyclists, and children in the afternoon. Front-yard conversations with neighbors is MUCH more common when everyone is working from home.
What will happen to community in this post-COVID environment?
- adingus 6y agoWe take a lot more walks and see a lot more neighbors as well. We even had a socially distanced happy hour with another family in the front yard. I think a return to having a tightly connected neighborhood would do the US a lot of good. People may pay more attention to what's happening in their town and local politics which could help change things from the ground up. Most importantly though, I think tighter neighborhoods would help people see those they don't agree with as actual people with more in common with them than not. As Thomas Jefferson said, "I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend." As an aside, I have been thinking about how much I would love to be able to buy an empty lot in my neighborhood to open it up as a community space to bring people together outside of social networks.