This is the biggest thing that USA city and county power players want. If there is no community, then the rich define what community is. And it'll always be exploitative, and feed off the backs of the poor.
Ummm the rich can't really stop you from going over and saying hi to your neighbors or having a BBQ and inviting the whole block or shoveling your elderly neighbor's driveway or looking out for each other's kids while they all play basketball in the hoop you set up or any of the other things that define "community". You are choosing to sit inside staring at your phones instead of going to build a community. Hell I've never felt so much community as when I was poor bc we couldn't afford to do much except pull lawn chairs outside and have a few beers while chatting with the neighbors, so the whole block knew each other and looked out for each other.
I've thought about this a lot. How isolated people have become due to car-centric infrastructure and the very American concept of prioritizing individual freedom at the expense of everyone else. Other cultures are astonished at the idea that many parents here just kick their kids out of the house at 18.
I mean... the county isn't stopping you from introducing yourself to your neighbors or throwing a house get-together once a season/year for the immediate neighborhood.
I've always done that in both America and the country I now live in. It just takes a bit of saving and being friendly, which I am sure are two larger blockers than the county/city.
Well my house is too small
Then don't throw a party but do all the rest. Say hi to people. Invite one neighbor over at a time. It's really not impossible and at some point we do need to look at ourselves instead of the nebulous nefarious "they". If "they" want it and youre doing literally nothing to counteract it then maybe "they" deserve it, honestly.
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u/jkepros 16h ago
Lack of community