What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author argues that creating stable communities to cure loneliness is the most daring and important goal for young people.
- In plain terms
- Young people should build strong communities to fight loneliness.
- What can you take from it?
- Building social connection is a bold and necessary life goal.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a community stable?
- How do you fight loneliness today?
Another view
It assumes structural loneliness can be solved only through community building alone.
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