End-stage capitalism is *really good* at breaking apart communities.
It dismantles the commons and replaces it with venues where one is expected to make a purchase.
It moves people more online where they can be exposed to advertising and selective information, rather than in-person gatherings.
It takes all the socially isolating aspects from an individualic society and makes them profitably worse.
I don't follow an organised religion, but I'm seeing more and more people returning to them because many of them appear to provide resistant communities.
I can't say if organised religion is presently good or bad, but I get the hunch that ritual, shared beliefs, and common culture are all important for enduring communities. However I'm not sure I fully grasp the role that organised faith plays in community bonds, I simply don't have the experience there.
If you have experiences in faith intersecting with community, I would genuinely love to hear them.
Paul Fenwick
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