Our Awkward Age

What is it about awkwardness that we can’t seem to get enough of? Philosopher Adam Kotsko says our fascination with awkwardness is more than about entertainment — it defines our modern era. He says we live in an age of awkwardness, which he traces back to the social and political turbulence of the 1960s.

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