170. Are We Getting Lonelier

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• Author: No Stupid Questions
• Full Title:: 170. Are We Getting Lonelier?
• Category:: 🎙️Podcasts
• URL:: https://share.snipd.com/episode/6020a5e5-7602-44ec-b161-1db8d6bb82ec
• Finished date:: 2023-11-09

Highlights

The Importance of Reaching Out and Building Connections Transcript: Speaker 1 And I think so much of it is like, if I’m going to buy into the Surgeon General’s thing that we’re a lonely country, I just buy into it from all the anecdotes I hear from all the research. And so the idea is, if we’re that lonely, then stop waiting for someone to reach out to you and start reaching out to other people. If no one invites you over to something, then that is your opportunity to be the person who gathers. If nobody’s talking to you when you walk into a classroom or into a church or into some other place and you’re waiting for someone to notice, you’re waiting for them to incorporate you, We’ll go incorporate them. Right. If you’re lacking companionship, be a companion. Exactly. And so I don’t know. I’m not a doctor. I’m not a therapist. I’m not any of these things. I’m a human being though. And I’ve been through my share of loneliness and through my share of wonderful relationships. I’m rich in amazing friendships and amazing relationships. And I think most of that comes from being the kind of person who’s willing to reach out. You know, there’s this restaurant here in Utah called Communal where literally you just sit at these tables. Ty Burrell, who was the dad he played Phil Dunphy in Modern Family, he bought this bar up in Salt Lake called the Cotton Bottom. And I just went there the other day for this incredible garlic cheeseburger that he put back on the menu. But you show up. And again, it’s communal seating at all these tables. So they don’t care how many are in your party. It’s like, Oh, will you fit next to that group? Then you all sit together. And I love that concept because we’ve become so like, Oh, this party sits over here. That group sits over there. And there are fewer and fewer places like the Cotton Bottom, where this restaurant Communal or pubs, pub literally means public house. (Time 0:27:43)

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New highlights added 2023-11-12

Episode AI notes

1. The Cotton Bottom is a restaurant and pub that promotes a communal dining experience, encouraging people to sit together regardless of their group size.
2. The term ‘pub’ stems from ‘public house’, signifying its origin as a place for the public to gather.
3. The concept behind the Cotton Bottom is to create a space where people can sit together, regardless of the size of their party.
4. The Cotton Bottom is a rare find in a society where there are fewer and fewer places that foster communal dining experiences. (Time 0:00:00)