Obviously this is a broad and controversial topic (especially since I’m asking about both on and offline) but as individualism and isolationism seems to be increasing in the western world, I’m wondering what can be done and what others have done to counteract this trend.
Edit: Obviously, there’s broad things like participating in hobby groups or being nice to neighbours, but I’m especially interested in discussion of specifics, such as ways to set up these groups, organisational structures, or ways to expand connections from a hobby group beyond just the hobby.
I’ve had success doing this with cookies. I live in a rural area and I make the best cookies, and I hand them out to the neighbors when I see them.
One neighbor mows my lawn sometimes. Another one had me use my drone to help find a cow. Another neighbor gardens with my other half.