What Yuval Noah Harari thinks about friendship

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Israeli historian and philosopher, born in 1976; author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Nexus; lecturer in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; co-founder of Sapienship in 2019.

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1. 27 Apr 2019

   Our readingHumanity is more connected than ever, but connectivity does not necessarily mean harmony

   Their wordsBut connectivity doesn't necessarily mean harmony. The people we fight most often are our own family members and neighbors and friends.

   ↗Mark Zuckerberg & Yuval Noah Harari in Conversationyoutube.com 1st of 9 in this recording

3. 27 Apr 2019

   Our readingOnline communities cannot replace physical ones, partly because you cannot escape the people you dislike there

   Their wordsYou can unfriend your Facebook friends, but you can't un-neighbor your neighbors.

   ↗Mark Zuckerberg & Yuval Noah Harari in Conversationyoutube.com 2nd of 9 in this recording