Is There Still a Human Longing to Be Part of Something Bigger Than Us?

"There is still a human longing to be part of something larger than ourselves," he says. "If we aren't getting it in the way we are living our lives, which has become increasingly isolated, then we will start shopping for it." The products don't deliver, but you get that dopamin hit of 'I'm really part of something' - until they wear off and your need to chop some more. It's amazing for an economic system that is built on perpetual growth; not good for well being.