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That's a good chunk of the problem though - the fact that people are caught in the material world trap (whether through choice or necessity) and they don't have the time, not just for others but for themselves too. i think this is a quote from one of John Lane's books but we are all functioning at machine pace and not at the slower human pace and this can't really be healthy on any level, can it?

Though I understand what you are saying and I realise there's still community spirit in some areas - and very much so in St Just, Cornwall where I spent many years; and I imagine lots of other (non transient?) areas too.