Why Are So Many People Still So Lonely?

This is the most connected time in global history, and yet most markers of actual human connection are in deep decline. What gives -- and how do we fix it?

I know most people don’t want to think about this stuff yet, provided you’re even a Christian, but Thanksgiving — provided you’re in the USA — is this week, and that starts this whole weird period of the year where family is everywhere, and so are commitments, and it can feel overwhelming, and family can be beautiful but also absolutely tragic.