WHY WE NEED COMMUNITY

CHAPTER

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Have you ever been in the same room with someone who is plugged into his or her phone and not paying attention to you? Have you ever been that person?

I have.

Today, more than ever before, strangers on a screen influence people’s minds, molding their beliefs, instilling fear rather than hope. Communication has been reduced to e-mails, instant messages, sound bites, and tweets.

Today, more than ever before, strangers on a screen influence people’s minds, molding their beliefs, instilling fear rather than hope.

A couple of years ago, I was on the balcony of my hotel room in Clearwater Beach sipping a cup of coffee. Looking down from the tenth floor, I could see an employee of the hotel who was supposed to ...

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