What I keep hearing from you, Lex, is a disciplined scientific mind trying to make sure that empathy, humanity, humility and love are not lost in the pursuit of the rational.  They are a vital part of being (humans, anyway), and to jettison them is to ignore their meaning, however immeasurable.  You do a great service in reminding us of their relevance to thoughts, understanding, and the idea of value.<br>I'm grateful.,(reply>), @Matthias Interesting point but possibly you might be extrapolating too much.  Relationships are unique as are people. There're so many factors involved in whether one is in a relationship or not.  Not sure one could say it's the present world situation or not. <br>But certainly I would agree that important things are aren't valued such as the interviewee's reference to how little interest there was in his expressed wish for peace (3 likes!)  relative to massive likes for anti-China rhetoric.,(reply>), Something must be fundamentally wrong with this world when people like Lex are still single. Objectively, a perfect academic with all the decent character traits one could wish, but I guess this isn't what counts these days. Or it's because most people in the western civilization have a different understanding of what purpose love and relationships really serve, namely not a selfish purpose.,(reply>), A high-quality social media product.,(reply>), @Ey the Mischief it wasnt a harsh one he had just said Lex was not so great at calling people out as they speak if there answers are not clear. It was to do with the interview with the NIH guy.,(reply>), I second that.