This chapter explores the concept of meaning in life and how it is measured, discussing the disconnection caused by social media and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting the results of a national survey in the UK, it reveals the role of financial situation and anxiety in causing meaninglessness.
UnHerd’s Flo Read and philosopher and cognitive scientist John Vervaeke sat down at the UnHerd Club to diagnose the alienation and anxiety that pervades our contemporary culture. Is a “meaning crisis” at the root of all the other crises we face – environmental, political, spiritual?
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