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The Paradox of Hyperconnectivity and the Collapse of Social Capital We are living through the greatest sociological paradox in human history. We possess the technological infrastructure to instantly communicate with anyone on the globe, yet simultaneously, we are enduring an unprecedented epidemic of profound, terminal isolation. Never in human history have we been more digitally connected, and never have we been more physically alone. At the Masorti Strategic Research Insti

We are living through the greatest sociological paradox in human history. We possess the technological infrastructure to instantly communicate with anyone on the globe, yet we are enduring an unprecedented epidemic of profound, terminal isolation. We have never been more connected, and we have never been more alone. At the Masorti Strategic Research Institute (MSRI) , we recognize that the greatest threat to the American republic is not foreign invasion, nor is it economic co

If you look at the current landscape of our society, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the fragmentation. We are living through an era where our institutions are fracturing, our neighborhoods are isolated, and our political discourse has been reduced to tribal warfare. For years, I have asked myself a deeply personal question: How do we actually fix this? Not just in theory, but in practice. This question is the driving force behind my PhD research, my life’s work, and the