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Hyper-Individualism Is a Hell of a Drug

Reflections on the decline of community

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Tiaan
Feb 20, 2025
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I’ve been travelling around Australia, staying in small towns, and something keeps surprising me—people are really friendly.

The other day, I was sitting in Orbost, a tiny town in East Gippsland, having a coffee with my boyfriend. A man sitting nearby caught our eye and smiled. That was it. A simple, human gesture. And jus…

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