America’s Crisis of Social Connection, With Adam Grant

Americans are socializing, hosting, and partying far less, but research shows deep connection can be engineered quickly through deliberate vulnerability and intentional gathering design.

• Face-to-face time collapsing: Socializing fell 20% since 2000 (35%+ for under-25s and unmarried men); hosting/parties dropped 70% since 2003.
• Four causes cited: Thompson blames dual-income scheduling gaps, intensified parenting (+200 min/week with kids since 1975-98), shrinking friend networks, and home entertainment (TV/phones) outcompeting dinner parties.

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