People are wired to be social, and being completely isolated changes how you see others. The loneliest I have ever felt was in downtown Tokyo on the streets of Shibuya, surrounded by thousands. Alone in the desert, people start to see each other.
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I'm a middle school teacher and, while I'm frustrated by random utterances of 'bruh' and skibbidi toilet, most students I've encountered day-to-day are deeply adverse to injustices and are vocal about it. They have guts, too.