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I mean this in a very non-boomer way, but society is not going in a good direction (hexbear.net)
submitted 10 months ago by Hohsia@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net
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Spent a morning out on the town on my day off, and everyone is just fucking buried in their phones 24/7. This realization was so absurd to me

Of course I’m not exempt from this shit, but no wonder people are having so much trouble making friends and creating meaningful relationships in this day and age. So fucking bleak

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[-] xj9@hexbear.net 47 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
  • loitering is illegal
  • skateboarding (except in designated zones) is illegal
  • crossing the road (except in designated zones) is illegal
  • being loud is illegal
  • going anywhere costs money
  • going nowhere costs money (and having a job barely covers it)
  • hyperindividualism makes relating to other people hard
  • communal living practices are heavily discouraged
  • militarized police make any even slightly risky activity potentially lethal

most of these are government policies, so it kinda sounds like the oligarchs in the US are forcing society in a specific direction. not that its "just happening" or some shit

[-] Wheaties@hexbear.net 21 points 10 months ago

I don't think most americans realize this is weird. We're told we're the freest™ and learn next to nothing about anywhere else. Some of the biggest culture shock for me came from Brits describing their childhoods. Like, I just assumed we inherited a lot of this from them.

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