He also makes a convincing case that we are neglecting our shared spaces, what he calls our social infrastructure. Books, sure, but also just sharing space.Įric Klinenberg is a sociologist and bestselling author who makes a convincing case that a healthy community is not simply held together by shared values, but by shared spaces – physical, real world locations – where people across all strata, and ages, and races, and creeds bump into each other and form connections.
It is a temple dedicated to the concept of sharing. Take a kid to a library for the first time and you’ll see. I feel the same about libraries, they’re like miracles. In a place where each parcel of land could be worth millions of dollars, there are these shared green spaces that are at least theoretically meant for everyone. Sometimes when I’m driving or walking around the Bay Area, I’m astounded by every park I see.
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