Couldn't help but delve into your genuinely interesting take on revising social science theories to explain the rise of populism and decline of trust, including

Couldn't help but delve into your genuinely interesting take on revising social science theories to explain the rise of populism and decline of trust, including ideas from Robert Putnam who I've recently been reading for a study on the subject of "social capital". It felt odd that as a social scientist you fell short of the patience to read what a fellow scientist has to tell you about the lens through which you see the world - namely computers, solely on the basis that it disappointed your thirst for "new facts". Spoiler: FWIW, in the second half he elopes the scullery maid and challenges his arch rival to a duel...