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Do You Feel Needed?

Being necessary has never been more necessary—or more difficult.

Joshua Rothman

Original contributor via The New Yorker

| October 30, 2026 | 1 min read | Updated Oct 30, 10:00 PM

Being necessary has never been more necessary—or more difficult.

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