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How To Build a Happy Life: The Complexities of Human Love

How To Build a Happy Life: The Complexities of Human Love

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Tech may not be responsible for all the woes of modern love and human connection—but it may reflect our innate desire to find simple solutions to complex problems.

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Dating apps show us what we want—a relationship—without always
accurately reflecting the experience of it. Our expectation that
tech will create anything more than opportunities for social
connectedness may overlook the hard work of coexisting with another
human being. A conversation with University of Kansas
social psychologist Omri Gillath helps us parse the divide between
what tech promises and how it satisfies our emotional needs. This
episode was produced by Rebecca Rashid and is hosted by Arthur
Brooks. Editing by A.C. Valdez and Claudine Ebeid. Fact-check by
Ena Alvarado. Engineering by Matthew Simonson. Be part of How
to Build a Happy Life. Write to us at howtopodcast@theatlantic.com.
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