> I hope as US becomes more and more diverse, people from other cultures can add the good things they bring, instead of just trying to fit in to the default cul

> I hope as US becomes more and more diverse, people from other cultures can add the good things they bring, instead of just trying to fit in to the default cultural model. The book "Bowling Alone" [1] make the case that diversity actually increases atomization, rather than increases it. This lines up with casual observation too. As the US has become an increasingly pluralistic country, social capital has diminished remarkably. [1] https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bowling_Alone_Revised_and_Updated/C7cCEAAAQBAJ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bowling_Alone_Revised_a...