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That’s the second time now I’ve seen this term atomization referring to people.
Are people being turned into atoms now?
EDIT I mean we’re already atoms. But like into a single atom maybe?
it means social alienation
That’s what I figured, from context. Was the word “isolation” somehow insufficient? We had to start using this even more vague term?
more evocative i guess
Isolation has the connotation of a single thing or individual being... Isolated from the group. Atomization is meant to evoke a sense of the more widespread impact on society. After all, if something only impacts a small subset it's considered... "Isolated"
That being said, atomization is definitely not a new term to describe this...
"Nuclear Family" TLDR Early USA zoning policies deliberately encouraged segregation and car dependency and promoted a family household consisting of a Mother, Father and 2.1 children, following industrial era ideas, which are relatively new and rather stupid. Pushed to the logical limit, this led to people getting pushed into housing that is deliberately far apart resulting in increased loneliness (gender free fuckery), and weaker communities, hence "atomization".
Is it fixable? Yeah. This was covered in Environmental Sciences 15+ years ago and most cities are realizing that pedestrianized areas are wayyyy more profitable than asphalt. People complain, but the world keeps going.