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0 pointsjeffrallen5y ago0 comments

Well yes, but lots of Switzerland is rural, and dropping off paperwork is no more bother than picking up a loaf of bread. Lots of us like seeing our neighbor, who happens to also be our greffe communal.

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Ericson23145y ago

No one is saying you can't see your neighbor if you don't have errands to run.

etiam5y ago

Exactly, no one is saying you can't see your neighbor if you don't have errands to run.

But the fact is you won't be doing that anywhere near as much if the way of doing the errands works against seeing people as if it works for. Defaults matter, a lot.

Ericson23145y ago

I agree that spontaneous interactions are important, but we get spontaneous interactions via density, whether it's tiny but compact towns (walled villages, even) or large cities.

Busywork and drugery should not be the foundation of social interaction. Period.

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Ericson23145y ago

No one is saying you can't see your neighbor if you don't have errands to run.

etiam5y ago

Exactly, no one is saying you can't see your neighbor if you don't have errands to run.

But the fact is you won't be doing that anywhere near as much if the way of doing the errands works against seeing people as if it works for. Defaults matter, a lot.

Ericson23145y ago

I agree that spontaneous interactions are important, but we get spontaneous interactions via density, whether it's tiny but compact towns (walled villages, even) or large cities.

Busywork and drugery should not be the foundation of social interaction. Period.

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