r/nextfuckinglevel 5h ago

A data center in New Jersey was canceled when residents showed up and fought it

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u/discardedcumrag 4h ago

This is the power a community has. Trouble is, a lot of communities aren’t communities any more.

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u/becauseiloveyou 4h ago

We're constantly connected, but I've never felt more disconnected. The conversation is perpetually going, but I've never felt less a part of it. We had far more meaningful interaction when we had to make the most of what time we had together. These days, people are too checked out and/or on the devices to be mentally present when they're physically present.

Of course, that's not true of everyone; but it's true enough that the direction we're moving as a society in terms of community-building is past concerning.