“Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary. It's time for that to end.”

—  Sebastian Junger

Source: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

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American author, journalist and documentarian 1962

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