Theory: in the future, "friendly neighbor" will be a paid/subsidized-rent role in apartment buildings. Like community managers online.
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they’re called live in building managers, and they exist today
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. I'm talking people with only social resps, no admin responsibilities. Like social secy but for crowd, not socialite
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I guess campus Residence Assistants are like this? Never actually met one IRL. Seen them in TV/movie dramas/comedies
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Doormen and supers with friendliness now in their job descriptions
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I'd be surprised if the role survives at all since it's increasingly easy to curate one's company. More self-org'd communities instead?
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waiting for the social apartment network. With perfect accountability. Far more efficient, no escape from mistakes and bad behavior
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implicit in many ways now, at least in NYC. Plenty of older women (widowers generally) who are matrons of the property.








