Apparently, being lonely is the new relationship status when it comes to living in a city. More people are living alone more than ever, especially in busy cities, but compared to other countries America's percentage is low. Germany, France, Britain, and other world powers have a higher percentage of one-person-per household. Three of these world powers, China, India, and Brazil, all having fast growing economies. Could there be a link between single adults and a better economy? Is the fact that they are not committed to a person provide more time for them to focus on work, thus bettering the economy? Living along also," ... promotes freedom, personal control and self-realization" (Klinenberg). Another upside to being single is, "In fact, living alone can make it easier to be social, because single people have more free time, absent family obligations, to engage in social activities" (Klinenberg). Predictions show that living along will become more and more popular in the future.
The fact that living alone is no longer looked down upon is uplifting news for single people across the world. Maybe being single is not so bad after all. I enjoyed reading this article and its positive outlook on life. Clearly written for single people, Eric Klinenberg, uses logos to defend his position. The possibility that being single could actually help the economy could suggest social change for the future and tax deductions for single people, who are helping the economy more than married couples. This article has the ability to change how people perceive being single.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/living-alone-means-being-social.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general
hahahaha excuses, excuses.... but interesting connection!
ReplyDeleteI no longer feel as if the phrase 'Forever Alone' is a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteBut really, it seems to make sense that people who don't devote 90% of their time to a significant other or a family of children would have more time to be more productive and make more money.