Why American Life is So Alienated
The Vicious Cycle of Indifference and Individualism That Poisoned America
Whenever I come back to the States from Europe — as I recently did — I’m struck by a certain kind of feeling. How alienated American life is. Not the good kind of alienation — like, say, left bank philosophers in cafes. Life feels…distant. Lonely. Numb. Estranged. Hostile.
Maybe that strikes a chord, I don’t know.
The result of this feeling of isolation …
