FYI with Chris Martin

FYI with Chris Martin

Why Is Everyone So Mean Now?

When we are made to be gods, everyone else is less.

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Chris Martin
Jan 12, 2024
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Recently I emailed with a reader and we discussed “why people are meaner than ever these days.” The reader didn’t directly ask, “Why is everyone so mean now?” but that was generally the topic of our conversation.

Below is what I wrote in one of my emails, and it is my short, overly-simplified thesis about why people are meaner than ever these days, and I…

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