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The Antidote to Authoritarianism
A scarcity of group may be “devastating” not only for our social lives but in addition for our democracy, the battle decision facilitator Priya Parker tells Ezra Klein.
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And In America, the place the price of labor is excessive, you’re doing all the things your self. You’re cooking and also you’re caring for the youngsters and also you’re not in an intergenerational family the place the burden may be distributed amongst completely different individuals, a few of whom are working full- time, a few of whom are usually not, and you’ve got stay-at-home, often, ladies. – And it —— – It’s got to provide. One thing’s bought to provide. And it appears to me that what offers is group. – What offers is internet hosting. – one hundred pc. It’s simpler to be alone. Nicely, we are saying that, nevertheless it’s truly devastating. I ought to say short-term — it’s simpler on the query of the day to be alone. Sure. Like, if People don’t collect extra, if we — and there’s so some ways to do it. We are going to slide much more into authoritarianism as a result of we truly don’t know one another. Each authorized skilled in authoritarianism principally says the antidote to authoritarianism is connection. It’s understanding your neighbors. It’s understanding that, hey, how unhealthy may they be? Their first live performance was a Toni Braxton live performance, proper. It’s these tiny little social bridges. And a part of trendy life, I believe, will not be assuming that there’s a method to host. Not assuming — I virtually need to go over there and get this framework of a elaborate feast or no matter your psychological mannequin is of what it means to collect out of your head.
By ‘The Ezra Klein Present’
February 3, 2026