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Moment 1 - Johann Hari On Why We're Becoming Less Happy And More Lonely

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Guests: Johann Hari

Moment 1 - Johann Hari On Why We're Becoming Less Happy And More Lonely
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§01Starting point: why are entrepreneurs so lonely?

The conversation opens with the host describing the show as focused on business, entrepreneurship and "the pursuit of success generally speaking." The host asks what is making people lonelier, and points out that entrepreneurs are "known to be incredibly lonely" as a group. That is the host's premise, and no evidence for it is given in this part of the interview.

Johann Hari doesn't give one cause. He says "there's a lot of things" and offers just one of them as an example. He suggests it "might play out more" in people who tend to become business leaders, then adds "not all of them." So he frames the link to entrepreneurs as a possibility, not a finding.

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