Weak Ties: Important For Our Mental Health

Michael and TC engage in a conversation about a piece in the LA Times by Marisa Gerber, titled "Americans face an epidemic of loneliness. For some, supermarket self-checkouts make it worse." Many people experience joy by quick, weekly encounters in stores with people who work there, who they see regularly. But, as workers get replaced by machines...those encounters become more infrequent. Original air date 29 August 2023.