The philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote presciently about the danger of a society of lonely individuals. She defined loneliness not as solitude—since solitude is where one can reflect on their connection to themselves and others and really prepare themselves for encountering others. She described loneliness as isolation and even alienation from others... See more

Hyper-individualism leads to tribalism. People eventually rebel against the isolation and meaninglessness of hyper-individualism by joining a partisan tribe. This seems like relation but is actually its opposite. If a healthy community is based on mutual affection, the tribalist mentality is based on mutual distrust. If a healthy community is based

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The question becomes: given that you were born an unrepeatable person—with a unique set of gifts and talents and familial and historical circumstances unlike any other human who has ever lived—how are you going to maintain that unrepeatability in an age of social contagion and replicating machines? How will you continue to practice and cultivate... See more