It's more than just the absence of community. The real sorrow comes from a culture that actively encourages us to abandon community in favor of striving for personal gain.
Community is there and possible. We just don't know how to reach it.
Community is there and possible. We just don't know how to reach it.
Young people (or, at least, young people who don't feel the need to work 80-hour work weeks) do actually have a significant sense of community since they still have time to be active in communities. Personally, knowing that I have people I could arrange to be around on short notice who actually care about me is an incredible boost to my mental health.
We need a new religion. Nothing out there right now is cutting it.
It creates a rather sad outlook on life.