We all know that we don’t do things as a community the way we used to. Technological changes are largely responsible. Polarizing politics also has a role. Exhibit A may be modern voting patterns. Less than half the voters now turn out in person on the designated voting day. It’s the new normal.
But one enterprising business recently added a surprise community event. Courtesy of Shred360’s mobile shredding truck, there was a community shredding last week. The public could bring up to five boxes of sensitive papers for a free shredding.
It speaks societal volumes when you hype a community shredding, but it counts.