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==== Research indicates that politics is serving as a poor substitute for friendship among lonely people ====
==== Research indicates that politics is serving as a poor substitute for friendship among lonely people ====
Source: ''[[How to Know a Person]]: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen'' by David Brooks. Random House (October 24, 2023)
Politics, as a seductive form of social therapy for lonely people, offers a sense of belonging and moral action. However, politics does not provide community and connection, as it is fueled by resentment and a desire to validate one's side while shameing the other.
Politics, as a seductive form of social therapy for lonely people, offers a sense of belonging and moral action. However, politics does not provide community and connection, as it is fueled by resentment and a desire to validate one's side while shameing the other.
The author argues that understanding one another requires seeing people as distinct individuals, members of groups, and their social location. This requires a graduate-level education in the process of understanding another. The goal of Part 1 is to help people see people on a personal level, while Part 2 aims to help people understand and be present for people during harsh times, amid social strife and bitter conflicts of our current age.
The author argues that understanding one another requires seeing people as distinct individuals, members of groups, and their social location. This requires a graduate-level education in the process of understanding another. The goal of Part 1 is to help people see people on a personal level, while Part 2 aims to help people understand and be present for people during harsh times, amid social strife and bitter conflicts of our current age.
===== Related research =====
*"Lacking regular community, political joiners compensate ideologically. Eighty-seven percent report that their ideology gives them a sense of community, compared to 63 percent of ordinary Americans." - [https://www.aei.org/articles/the-lonely-political-crowd/ The Lonely (political) Crowd]
*[https://www.aei.org/multimedia/political-and-lonely/ Political and Lonely], 2020
=== Polarized thinking and depression/anxiety ===
=== Polarized thinking and depression/anxiety ===