When Adults Embrace Play, They Create Community (opens in new tab)

A few years ago, Ren Yu was living in New York and, by most measures, doing well. He was productive and physically healthy, while building a life that made sense on paper. But something felt off. What he was missing was harder to name. It was not a lack of activity or ambition. It was a lack of connection. So he started something small. A philosophy group. No curriculum, no credentials required. Just people gathering to discuss a single idea at a time. One word, one question, and whoever show...