the pandemic making people realize - oh shit they can just grind all this to a halt with the push of a button
the recent election frauds / riots / etc in the US, global warming / severe weather increasing, capitalism getting more and more ruthless, everything sucks more and costs more…
it feels so weird that it’s 2023 and we still care about dress codes or professionalism, at the same time. because it sort of feels like we’re in the beginning of a movie waiting for the bad thing to happen
I’d say this comes down to people being less involved in their local communities. In an advanced economy, people work specialized jobs and use the money they earn to buy whatever they need. While this is efficient, it’s not a great way to get to know your neighbours. Communities don’t come together to raise a barn, a farmer just hires a construction company to do that.
There isn’t really an incentive to make friends with the people around you, since it’s not like being everyone’s favourite will pay for your rent or groceries! It seems to me like the more pressure there is to make money, the less incentive there is to make friends.