Tribe
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Tribe
| Full title | Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging |
|---|---|
| Author | Sebastian Junger |
| Published | 2016 |
| Pages | 192 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Sebastian Junger argues, from his war reporting and from colonial-era Americans who defected to Native communities and refused to return, that modern affluent society gives people safety and comfort while stripping out the close, interdependent group life humans are adapted to — which is why returning veterans often miss the tribe more than the war. |
Where I heard about it
- My own research — saved in a note that fed The Death of Discourse.
Why I saved it
Why it belongs next to that essay: belonging is the thing at stake in public argument. If the cost of dissent is expulsion from a group, disagreement stops being intellectual and becomes existential. Junger supplies the account of why that cost is felt so acutely.
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.