Posted inLife
What comfort means
We have traded deep connections for shallow comforts - Sebastian Junger
We've sacrificed meaningful, challenging relationships for easy, convenient, but ultimately unfulfilling distractions.
Posted inCommunity
What connection means
In the absence of the tribe, people turn to substitute communities that may not sustain them - Sebastian Junger
At its core, this quote means that our fundamental human need for a close-knit, interdependent group is so strong that if we don't have one, we'll desperately try to fill that void with whatever's available, even if those replacements are ultimately hollow and unsatisfying.