What We Worship Now: Marriage, Meaning, and the New Economics of Attention (opens in new tab)

A few months ago a client was sitting in an airport watching a young couple wait for a delayed flight. They looked happy enough. No visible conflict. No obvious tension. No signs of distress. For nearly forty minutes neither spoke. The man watched sports highlights. The woman scrolled through videos. Occasionally one showed the other something amusing. A brief smile. A nod. Then both disappeared back into their respective worlds. He said he remembered thinking that previous generations might ...