Connecting to no other part of the farm or institution or workplace the silos serve to isolate the inhabitants. And because of this silo mentality, there is an erosion of community in modern society. The companion to this erosion, however, is a cry for connection, a cry for a return to community. At virtually every level of today s workforce people sense something missing. Workers in academia and beyond decry the lack of community and yearn for something they know can exist.
People feel isolated and disconnected.
They feel like silos, joined to nothing. The expressways are full of cars with solo occupants, heading to the city to stare at a computer screen in a cubicle. After nine hours of work they return to their cars and return home. On campuses throughout the continent, faculty members drive onto campus, search angrily for a parking spot, see a student or two during office hours, teach their classes and go home. While faculty members may share a common grievance over parking, modern workers are held together by common irritation over traffic.