#bowlingalone

[nonetheless]

Bowling, America’s most popular declining sport: "Changing Lanes" @thebaffler.com‬ (Plus- Marlene Dietrich)

Grab your balls: https://roughlydaily.com/2025/08/16/you-dont-have-to-be-in-shape-to-bowl-its-the-only-sport-where-theres-a-way-to-signal-for-a-cocktail-waitress/

[cauloccoli]

Say what you will about las #fallas: it’s a loud, crowded, overhyped, environmentally unfriendly shitshow of a festival, sure. It’s been co-opted by boozy tourists, sure. But like Mardi Gras, it’s also a collective celebration of local culture and pride the likes of which the US seems to be short on these days — especially (and ironically) outside of immigrant communities. How do we define our collective identity? What do we celebrate together? Spain has taught us a lot about social capital: why it’s important, how to nurture it, what you lose when you give it up in favor of individualism. I am le tired of all the GD fireworks. But I’m not done with collectivist culture by a longshot. Together you can build and celebrate amazing things, then invite other people to the party. #socialism #bowlingalone (at Valencia) https://www.instagram.com/cauloccoli/p/BvFrshCl5XOdf4qYAJzmIg5GeIghAZehbO25TU0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mte2buivfk7a

[missmeganvandiver]

#BowlingAlone #RobertPutnam

[fancy-phil]

#bowlingalone

[b0wlingal0ne]

There is reason to believe that deep-seated technological trends are radically "privatizing" or individualizing" our use of leisure time and thus disrupting many opportunities for social-capital formation."

Robert D. Putnam

[b0wlingal0ne]

The most fundamental form of social capital is the family.

Robert D. Putnam

[b0wlingal0ne]

The vibrancy of American civil society has notably declined over the past several decades.

Robert D. Putnam