cultural shifts, no community.

There are several different reasons why less and less people are becoming involved in community activities. One reason is just that things aren’t the way they used to be. When my father was young, he knew all his neighbors and everyone that lived on his block. I hardly know any of my neighbors’ names, never mind have any type of relationship with them. My mother is afraid to send my seven-year-old sister around the block on her bicycle alone because she just doesn’t know who might be around. Besides not knowing people that are in your community, it is so easy to communicate with people using technology. It no longer requires meeting up with someone to see them face-to-face. Video chatting with people is a fast and efficient way to see them if you just want to mention something really quickly or have a long conversation. Everything now is also very expensive. With the economy not doing well and people losing jobs left and right, people just might not have the extra money to splurge on the bowling league fees or the membership at the tennis club.