Dr. Thomas S. W. Gorman
Professor, University of Southern California
Dr. Gorman is a leading expert in personal finance and behavioral economics, focusing on how societal factors influence financial decision-making.
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Global Business / Economy
Is the Pursuit of Financial Independence Replacing Community With Optimization — and Losing Something That Doesn't Appear in Any Spreadsheet?Is chasing financial independence quietly trading away the community bonds that no spreadsheet can capture? Dr. Thomas S. W. Gorman, Kara Stevens, and Gary Vaynerchuk debate whether the FIRE movement's relentless optimization empowers people to give back — or isolates them from the relationships that matter most.