The lack of communal spaces has also had a devastating effect on young adults. Young people are increasingly lonely and isolated, and I think that makes them 1000% more susceptible to pipelines that lead them to being incels and/or MAGA idiots. Even if they don’t do that, it’s caused depression/anxiety rates to skyrocket and people don’t know how to have normal relationships with their peers, be it romantic or platonic. People don’t know how to support each other meaningfully. Online social interactions are a shit substitute for real life relationships.
I completely agree with all of your points. It’s really hard to break out of the belief that it’s far more comfortable at home, that other people are scary, that you don’t know how to meet people, etc., but you know what’s more scary?
Being absolutely and utterly alone.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We cannot thrive and become whole humans like this. We cannot save ourselves from tyranny like this. Making a bunch of comments online is not making real change out there.
I really hope we can figure out how to bring back third spaces/the commons, and soon.
The lack of communal spaces has also had a devastating effect on young adults. Young people are increasingly lonely and isolated, and I think that makes them 1000% more susceptible to pipelines that lead them to being incels and/or MAGA idiots. Even if they don’t do that, it’s caused depression/anxiety rates to skyrocket and people don’t know how to have normal relationships with their peers, be it romantic or platonic. People don’t know how to support each other meaningfully. Online social interactions are a shit substitute for real life relationships.
I completely agree with all of your points. It’s really hard to break out of the belief that it’s far more comfortable at home, that other people are scary, that you don’t know how to meet people, etc., but you know what’s more scary?
Being absolutely and utterly alone.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We cannot thrive and become whole humans like this. We cannot save ourselves from tyranny like this. Making a bunch of comments online is not making real change out there.
I really hope we can figure out how to bring back third spaces/the commons, and soon.