Anti-Social Generation

Anti-Social Generation

From Freely Given by 1517 Podcasts

March 20, 2025 · 31 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of anti-social behavior in the current generation and its implications for community and friendships.

The Atlantic published a large article called "Anti-Social Century" which spurred on a conversation with Gretchen and Katie on why this generation of people is anti-social, and what to do about it. There's a rise in what they called "secular monasticism" with rigid morning routines, cold-plunge, meditation, gym time, and every angle of self-optimization. The attitude toward others isn't so much for the purpose of community building, but removing people from your life that does not assist with that optimization. The rise of "digital friendships" while often can be real, often lack the opportunity to give and receive forgiveness, or agree to disagree. Algorythms highlight commonality, and remove those who believe differently, and doesn't provide the sitting with those who are different that often is demanded from location-based friendships. The value of humility and vulnerability gives depth to friendships. There was a lot of this heafty article that we didn't even get to cover, but the discussion of how grace and forgiveness impacts community life in tangible ways remains. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gretchen Ronnevik, Kati

Topics covered

  • anti-social behavior
  • community building
  • digital friendships
  • self-optimization
  • grace and forgiveness
  • secular monasticism

Keywords

  • anti-social generation
  • secular monasticism
  • digital friendships
  • self-optimization
  • community
  • forgiveness
  • humility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic

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