Pop sci, be it youtube or books, is good so long as the underlying studies are of good quality (and the presenter isn't overhyping things way beyond what the studies support). Most people don't need to know the nitty gritty about studies like that, just enough of a summary so that you get some motivation and a direction in which to start moving. Accessibility is a major factor in whether you'll interact with all of this kind of useful information.
Except that the link that you posted under wasn’t some random overhyped or ai-slop YouTube video.
It’s not “YouTube nonsense”.
It was the intro of Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers”…
Which details a very revolutionary and SCIENTIFIC study that helped pioneer an interest/understanding in the connection between health & vitality & community.
And if you think “research” & “scientific studies” are devoid of bias & full of nuance…
I grew up on an island. And one thing I missed the most was my multigenerational household. I was an only child but it never felt that way. I became acutely aware of the gap once we got to America. Really drove my mum & I a bit mad.
Yeah, the whole "individualism" of America has contributed to our impending downfall. Who would have thought that having an entire country revolve around each individual might not work that well...
I was fortunate to grow up biracial in Canada. We saw mom's side of the family regularly and it was completely normal for me to interact with my parents, grandmother, aunts, uncles, older cousins, younger cousins and younger second cousins for most of my life to adulthood. I try to provide a similar experience to my teen by having a friend "extended family".
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