- The lost tradition of unannounced visits
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Once upon a time, if you were in the area of a friend, and you had extra time, you’d just drop in for a visit. You wouldn’t call first—phone calls were expensive. You wouldn’t text—there were no texts. You’d just show up. And you’d be even more likely to do this on holidays. - Society never ends, it just fades away
- Andrew Sullivan writes about the “end of society” brought on by our ability to choose our own communities.
