This week's New York Observer features a cultural trend piece by Meredith Bryan entitled "My Town of Kind!" which comments on the "New Nice" in internet culture. For example, social networking sites can function largely as support systems: Facebook allows you to "like" a status update without providing a "dislike" option.
Is a refreshing lack of cynicism, gloom and doom reflective of the millenial generation? Is it somehow spurred by the rise of e-networking?
Even in New York, where success and cigarettes seem to go hand-in-hand, nice doesn't have to mean bland or boring. Nice can be something new. In the wake of a recession, take a minute to breathe, look around, smile, and appreciate that good news.
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