The Internet Is No Cure For Suburban Lonliness

Mourning the true camaraderie of neighborhood as a blog echoes into the silence.

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February 18, 2005, 1:00 PM PST

"Often I long for an earlier America, one I've seen more of in historical photos than experienced in real life. It's an America of concrete stoops and front porches, of town and city life where people not only know neighbors by name, but take the time to talk with them.

...I don't believe the Internet -- though it can introduce people -- ever offers true camaraderie. But I doubt that contemporary neighborhoods do, either. People don't give each other a chance."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

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