Sebastian Junger's new book "Tribe" is one of those books. So far Tribe is very thought provoking. Appreciated this read's concept of solidarity as it underscores and helps me hone thoughts I've had about topics like the boom of social media in our more isolated existence, young men's susceptibility to recruitment into gangs/terror orgs, and my own contributions to community and country. Meanwhile, our veterans continue to suffer with depression and suicide, as the ethnic and demographic boundaries that divide our nation, did not exist in their close-knit unit. In Tribe, Sebastian Junger questions this notion by looking at, among other examples, why colonial Americans left behind the burgeoning settlements to live with the tribal Indians; why, as technological advances have sped up over time (and accelerate still faster today), we are all “connected” and yet more and more of us feel isolated, depressed and unsatisfied with life in the Information Age; and why comfort is killing us and, rather than avoiding it, hardship and intense trauma like war can be the greatest and most cherished experiences life can offer. Time and again when disasters like earthquakes occur the vast majority of people relinquish all sense of selfishness and pitch in to help. It is historical, psychological, anthropological and personal. We’d love your help. If you get an infection, you get a fever; the fever is your body dealing with the infection. Isn't that. It's all so... romantic and New Age and spiritual and even paleo. Their life was so idyllic that even white prisoners would refuse to return to their communities etc. -Sebastian Junger. I think human society for tens of thousands of years has sent young men out in small groups to do things that are necessary but very dangerous. How do you become an adult in a society that doesn’t ask for sacrifice? So glad I read this one. Warning us of the selfishness and lack of connection that our way of living has fostered and the results that many continue to live with. Start by marking “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging” as Want to Read: Error rating book. I recently read “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging” by Sebastian Junger. There are too many oversimplified or over-generalized observations; there are too many times that an outcome is explained using one variable (sense of community, for example), and then explained. Junger talked about this in a recent guest post on the Goodreads blog, "Interestingly, a strong bonding experience can also lead to social change - for instance: "The coming-together that societies often experience during catastrophes is usually temporary, but sometimes the effect can last years or even decades. Junger has matured as one of the finest American reporters in print. It’s a level of contempt that is usually reserved for enemies in wartime, except that now it’s applied to our fellow citizens.” (125). These values are considered "intrinsic" to human happiness and far outweigh "extrinsic" values such as beauty, money and status.”, Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2016).
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