Robert Putnam

And they know how to do it. Two guesses why they don't do it. Because it would generate less conflict.

And they know how to do it. Two guesses why they don't do it. Because it would generate less conflict.

And less conflict would mean less addiction to Facebook. And we could have an alloy that is the best of both worlds. If we have to choose, we should choose face-to-face. But we shouldn't have to choose except it's not a technological matter. It's an economic matter. Does that make sense?

And less conflict would mean less addiction to Facebook. And we could have an alloy that is the best of both worlds. If we have to choose, we should choose face-to-face. But we shouldn't have to choose except it's not a technological matter. It's an economic matter. Does that make sense?

And less conflict would mean less addiction to Facebook. And we could have an alloy that is the best of both worlds. If we have to choose, we should choose face-to-face. But we shouldn't have to choose except it's not a technological matter. It's an economic matter. Does that make sense?

Both of those, it turns out, are very complicated questions. I mean, they're clear questions, good questions, but it's not so easy to answer them. Probably, and this is what I really believe to be the answer. Actually, everything I'm telling you is going to be what I really believe the answer doesn't mean it's true. I would hope so.

Both of those, it turns out, are very complicated questions. I mean, they're clear questions, good questions, but it's not so easy to answer them. Probably, and this is what I really believe to be the answer. Actually, everything I'm telling you is going to be what I really believe the answer doesn't mean it's true. I would hope so.

Both of those, it turns out, are very complicated questions. I mean, they're clear questions, good questions, but it's not so easy to answer them. Probably, and this is what I really believe to be the answer. Actually, everything I'm telling you is going to be what I really believe the answer doesn't mean it's true. I would hope so.

There's probably a survival advantage, at least for humans, in being around other human beings. Loners. Back in the day, and by back in the day, I mean really back in our evolution, loners were much more likely to be picked off by predators. I think that's utterly clear that that's true. Probably doesn't even need much argumentation.

There's probably a survival advantage, at least for humans, in being around other human beings. Loners. Back in the day, and by back in the day, I mean really back in our evolution, loners were much more likely to be picked off by predators. I think that's utterly clear that that's true. Probably doesn't even need much argumentation.

There's probably a survival advantage, at least for humans, in being around other human beings. Loners. Back in the day, and by back in the day, I mean really back in our evolution, loners were much more likely to be picked off by predators. I think that's utterly clear that that's true. Probably doesn't even need much argumentation.

There is now some really early, early prehistoric work that suggests that that's true, evidentially says that's true. But that probably means that those of our ancestors who had a taste for predators, connecting with other people, and probably what that means is they had developed in such a way that they got high on endorphins, they ended up having more offspring.

There is now some really early, early prehistoric work that suggests that that's true, evidentially says that's true. But that probably means that those of our ancestors who had a taste for predators, connecting with other people, and probably what that means is they had developed in such a way that they got high on endorphins, they ended up having more offspring.

There is now some really early, early prehistoric work that suggests that that's true, evidentially says that's true. But that probably means that those of our ancestors who had a taste for predators, connecting with other people, and probably what that means is they had developed in such a way that they got high on endorphins, they ended up having more offspring.

And that's probably why we're biologically tuned to prefer being around other people. But now that's only half of your question. The other half is, well, so why are we now suddenly changing our minds? It's very unlikely that our basic, genetic makeup has changed. In fact, it's essentially certain it hasn't changed over the period we're talking about.

And that's probably why we're biologically tuned to prefer being around other people. But now that's only half of your question. The other half is, well, so why are we now suddenly changing our minds? It's very unlikely that our basic, genetic makeup has changed. In fact, it's essentially certain it hasn't changed over the period we're talking about.

And that's probably why we're biologically tuned to prefer being around other people. But now that's only half of your question. The other half is, well, so why are we now suddenly changing our minds? It's very unlikely that our basic, genetic makeup has changed. In fact, it's essentially certain it hasn't changed over the period we're talking about.

Our biology doesn't determine exactly how we behave. That's determined in part by our social environment, our social and physical environment. So if physically we're in settings that make it easy to connect with other people, and there are examples of this in the article by Derek Thompson. He quotes Eric Kleinenberg about the importance of public libraries.

Our biology doesn't determine exactly how we behave. That's determined in part by our social environment, our social and physical environment. So if physically we're in settings that make it easy to connect with other people, and there are examples of this in the article by Derek Thompson. He quotes Eric Kleinenberg about the importance of public libraries.

Our biology doesn't determine exactly how we behave. That's determined in part by our social environment, our social and physical environment. So if physically we're in settings that make it easy to connect with other people, and there are examples of this in the article by Derek Thompson. He quotes Eric Kleinenberg about the importance of public libraries.