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How economic shame creates community silence

My neighbors lost their house last month and moved out in the middle of the night without saying goodbye, and I cannot stop thinking about how we all just pretend these things are not happening.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Collective avoidance of discussing economic vulnerability prevents community support and increases individual isolation during crisis.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Recessions and financial crises — what they are?”

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