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Sebastian Junger on Why Bad Times Bring Us Together - The Fifth Column
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Junger argues that hard times increase cohesion while affluence frays it. Why some people miss the worst times of their life, and what that says about the importance of the close group. He points to shared risk, shoulder-to-shoulder living, and community duties as the glue we need to survive.
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