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And what's an example of a non-atomized society?

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[–] HeavenAndEarth@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

and there is not a community of people for you to fall back on in times of need.

Doesn't family fit this role for many people?

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

those are smaller & fractured by economic factors as well

[–] HeavenAndEarth@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago

Ok yeah that makes sense

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 26 points 5 months ago

If they're lucky. If they haven't been disowned for being LGBT or if they didn't get stuck with shitty parents.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

One can imagine a family being larger than parents and siblings. Parents friends being like "uncles" or something is like a shitty version of this, but one could imagine a community being a hundred or so people, taking care of each other's kids, talking and updating each other daily, lending sugar etc...

Most people do not have this, even with a big modern family.