We're self we're alone in the sense that we are physically not connected to other people. Once we're born, once the embirical courd is cut, we're on our own. We do spend the rest of our life trying to create those associations with each other. I just don't see any reason to think that the cultural impact of neo liberal capitalism is real. And i would be surprised if you would ever find anything in maggie thatch or ronald regan, two people whom i will defend only because they're dead, not on the programme.
Author and economist Noreena Hertz of University College London talks about her book, The Lonely Century, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hertz blames social media and the individualist, pro-capitalism worldviews of leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan for the rise in loneliness in the developed world. Russ suggests some alternative causes. The result is a lively conversation about understanding and explaining social trends.