The Path Before Us, with Matthew Lee Anderson

The Path Before Us, with Matthew Lee Anderson

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The Path Before Us, with Matthew Lee Anderson
#501: A World Without Suspicion

#501: A World Without Suspicion

Reclaiming a Culture of Friendship

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Matthew Lee Anderson
Oct 18, 2023
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#501: A World Without Suspicion
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TLDR: Overcoming suspicion demands loving transparency.

I keep thinking about suspicion in part because I have encountered it in a variety of contexts over the past year and because in each case it has significantly impaired friendships and collegiality. Few vices in the moral life are as subtle, and few are as devastating. Suspicion causes one to sever…

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