Episode
The Self, the Crowd, and Social Contagion (with Luke Burgis)
EconTalk · Jun 8, 2026 · 1 h 11 min
Finding community can be difficult. But author Luke Burgis thinks the real challenge begins once we've found it and we're subject to social pressures to conform. Listen as Burgis and EconTalk's Russ Roberts trace the tension between individuals and their tribes through the foundational frameworks, such as family and school, that help forge our identities. Burgis argues that the disappearance of…