Removing oneself from public opinion is not the same as isolating from people

Evidence

If critical distance is what we’re after, I think there is an important distinction to make between isolating oneself versus removing oneself from the clamor and undue influence of public opinion. — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 481

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sharpens the book’s core ‘do nothing’ concept against the withdrawal misreading: the target of retreat is public opinion, not people.
• XREF: Directly answers the reader’s stated goal of defending Odell against the title’s withdrawal misreading; ties to the earlier Deresiewicz chapter. — connects to: Critical distance requires withdrawal from public opinion, not from people — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the…, 481; Physical proximity alone does not make people a society — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 874
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Critical distance requires withdrawal from public opinion, not from people — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the…, 481; Physical proximity alone does not make people a society — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 874

Broader Connections

• Critical distance requires withdrawal from public opinion, not from people #corroborates (0.95) — Jenny Odell, How to Do Nothing, 481
• Physical proximity alone does not make people a society #complicates (0.72) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 874