The Pleasures of Hidden Membership

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Americans have prided themselves on producing the most mobile society on record. Actually the pride is partly misplaced, for once our ancestors left for a land unbound by tradition, there was nowhere to call home regardless of the pull to settle down.So, what do you do when you get to this new place, this vast open space that is not home? You move around, for no single locale has all the things you are looking for. Even worse, all the other places tout the benefits you seem to be missing, while the advantages where you are by now seem commonplace, easily transportable or replicated.More...