Bradley, the book is focused on being responsible for one's own behavior and personal interactions. There is nothing explicit about community life.
I agree that giving Forni's book to someone who is not reflective in and about their own behavior is not worthwhile.
There is a 50+ year old area of psychology that focuses on group relations and group dynamics. This helped me work better in a large corporation and in various nonprofit organizations. As you know well, one needs to want help to make any personal changes.
And for the existentialists among us, a good deal of defensive behavior (my own included) is driven by fear of dying.
On that happy note I wish you a wonderful new year.
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