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109: Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam

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The Dark Side of Social Capital

We have a tendency to want to bond and collect together on a unified mission. It's an inborn trait, but it kind of is so yeah You're jumping away ahead, but I actually have that down in an action item from section four sure Section four there's a chapter on the dark side of social capital. The average American is far more isolated, but they seem to be more engaged as friends than as Citizens or as schmoozers instead of matchers.

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