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Perhaps this is not something that governments need to do. A government doesn't actually need to be the director or curator of a country's culture, even though
by azornathogron 4y ago
Perhaps this is not something that governments need to do.
A government doesn't actually need to be the director or curator of a country's culture, even though it is in a position of great influence.
- idle_zealot 4y ago> A government doesn't actually need to be the director or curator of a country's culture A government, particularly local government, will strongly direct community culture whether it seeks to or not. Particularly zoning and construction planning will influence the space people do or do not have available for meeting and socializing. The trend in the US seems to be to spread people out and privatize most or all "public" social spaces. I wouldn't attribute this shift to governments intentionally trying to shift culture to being more isolated, but that is the outcome regardless. This means that the only real counter to this shift is to get governments to consider the social impact of planning and factor it into their decision making.