Adrift: 100 Charts that Reveal Why America is on the Brink of Change

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Friendship is dwindling—people report fewer close friends than they did thirty years ago, and 15% of men and 10% of women have no close friends at all. It is more like a “leading economists devote 30 years of their lives to studying this issue and the data are still inconclusive” kind of issue. It’s certainly true that educational institutions offer degrees that may not lead to a high-paying career.

Friendship is dwindling — 15% of men and 10% of women have no close friends at all which are close to double the numbers reported 30 years ago. Overall, Galloway's book was not very remarkable to me, but I did enjoy the author's narration of the audiobook!

I will keep the book for a reference and use it in political discussions to get to the most relevant explanation! One change with profound, long-term effects on our communities was cutting public mental healthcare. The Girl Scouts have fared a bit better, but even its membership has fallen from 13 per 1,000 people to only seven, a reduction of almost half. Most of the charts and commentary are interesting, though as a function both of the short length and picking of graphs, several raise dubious correlation-causation-isolation chinrubs (this is particularly the case regarding his sweeping social inferences from eg device usage time series). The Media has fueled a great misunderstanding of crime presenting it as rising when in fact it has been declining.

Visual depictions and well written descriptions of where America has been, is now, and ways forward. He is a Podcaster, including: Pivot — Every Tuesday and Friday, Recode’s Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. We've eliminated diseases, helped to get the AIDS epidemic under control, and made great strides in cutting poverty.

While Scott Galloway does discuss major challenges in Adrift, he also brings a refreshing sense of optimism and a willingness to focus on the positive aspects of modern life. Galloway has recently moved to live in London and it is much to be hoped that he will produce a British version of his pithy analysis. I always include a few pages of Quotes and Excerpts from the book—the “best of” Randy’s highlighted Passages.