this observation demonstrates a way in which atomization begets post-modernism
a 3rd-party arbiter functions as a relatively-objective viewpoint, from within the context of the relationship, allowing shared consensus-building
with fewer interconnections, our realities shatter
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RT @MasterTimBlais
from watching married couples:
very bad thing about atomized nuclear family: it removes external judgers. "well they know their relat…
https://twitter.com/MasterTimBlais/status/1388959904279539718
markets, while great tools, don't exactly to encourage interdependencies; they enable the emergence of atomized lifestyles, w/ working couples following the money, often moving away from their families & social circles
its tougher to put down roots w/o direct relationships
rinse & repeat, and you've arrived at a semblance of the situation we're in, where people cluster not by social connections but based on market conditions, subject to their whims, which further increases local. heterogeneity
is it any wonder objectivity has become unpopular?
in a relatively homogenous society, it can be much easier to envision a unity of purpose, a shared vision for the future & some semblance of an objective Truth
but w/ social heterogeneity comes social friction, which erodes trust & makes markets more attractive as intermediaries