bryan
bryan

Zawojski said he once mistakenly received mail from the Crooks house, but never engaged with the family members directly even as he returned the mail to their porch. “I couldn’t even tell you what they look like,” he said.

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Sadly, this is much of America in the age of streaming services and smart phones. I’ve got a neighbor two doors down that I’ve lived next to for 6 years and have only seen him 2 or 3 times to get his DoorDash from the porch.

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lukem@hachyderm.io
lukem@hachyderm.io

@riversidebryan @bryan agreed. I'm ashamed to admit I barely know my neighbors.

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jmanes
jmanes

@bryan Suburban infrastructure is almost entirely to blame for this in my opinion. It may have been acceptable before the internet and modern services, as you stated, but now it is unacceptably isolating. I go on walks in my neighborhood and talk to my immediate neighbors every now and then.

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bryan
bryan

@jmanes as an urban planner, 100%.

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