83. Connection Is Slow, And That’s the Point – Tim Jones
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David Beckemeyer discusses the importance of rebuilding social trust and human connection with Tim Jones.
We talk about polarization in terms of media, algorithms, and politics. But what if we’ve simply forgotten how to sit down with people who aren’t like us? In this episode, David sits down with Tim Jones, founder of Longer Tables, a real-world initiative that brings strangers together over shared meals to rebuild social trust and human connection. Tim argues that humans are “slow-cooked.” Trust, belonging, and meaningful relationships don’t scale at the speed of technology—and that mismatch ma...
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