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In particular looking for sociology books about rates of obesity in the US, sedentary lifestyles, increasing social isolation and atomization, lack of community, uptick in suicides, feelings of distrust towards neighbors, etc.

>> No.22042832

>>22042693
Jonathan Haidt’s next book, doesn’t come out until 2025 though.
https://lifeafterbabel.com/

>> No.22042888

>>22042693
Venkatesh Rao

>> No.22044133

>>22042888
not interested in outsider perspectives, especially poos

>> No.22044135

I don't know.

>> No.22044196

Also interested in recommendations like OP’s

>> No.22044297

>>22042693
9220 US Hwy 27
Cincinnati, Ohio
is where that photo was taken. Nearby the northgate mall. Just go to the mall instead, dummy!

>> No.22044318

>>22042832
>Life After Babel is a dark book. I want to shock readers, knock down their current mental frameworks, and then help them build new mental constructs appropriate for our shape-shifting time.

Oh look it's another "my era is uniquely terrible in human history" narcissist

>> No.22044486

>>22044133
you can't see your own asshole anon

>> No.22044505

Reddit would say it's late stage capitalism or some shit. However, we do know it's Jews.

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>poos and Jews
This thread.....it's over.....it's so fucking over.............

>> No.22044907

>>22044486
I bet you’ve seen enough yourself to justify having intercourse with small children though

>> No.22044911

>>22044297
Go outside and consoome

>> No.22044985

>no! you can't just build a road!

>> No.22044994

>>22044985
>Every road is good
Must be lame living a life with no ability to tell the difference between high quality and low quality

>> No.22045006

>>22044994
What's low quality about it? You just want there not to be any spaces reserved for commerce? How is that going to work? You need a new whatever, so you either just make one yourself, or you don't get to have it, I guess?
Would it be better if there were trees planted along the side of the road for people to crash into and die? What specifically would make this an acceptable road to you?

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>>22042693
While this isn’t exactly what you are looking for and was written in ‘93 (i think). It does address the image you posted in detail. Commenting on our failing infrastructure and a collapsing social sphere is basically Kuntstler’s MO

>> No.22045107

>>22045006
>What specifically would make this an acceptable road to you?
Not looking like an earthquake is about to split it in two would be a start

>> No.22045182

>>22042693
I’d recommend Byung Chul-Han’s essays to start with (Burnout Society and Transparent Society especially). They’re not specifically about the topics you’ve provided, but they seem to touch upon your world view (and most of them are 40-50 pages, so not a huge burden).

>> No.22045490

Jenny Odell has been beating this drumb for years in books, lectures, videos, magazine profiles

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22045500

start reading lefty outlets if you want thoughtful cultural criticism that isn't just reactionary Christian rvtrn crap about minorities and abortion

>> No.22045531

>>22042693
>t rates of obesity in the US, sedentary lifestyles, increasing social isolation and atomization, lack of community, uptick in suicides, feelings of distrust towards neighbors, etc.
people that narrativize these symptoms are making agitprop youtube videos not writing books

>> No.22045846

>>22042693
Coming Apart