{"id":1831348,"date":"2026-03-31T01:47:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter"},"modified":"2026-03-31T01:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:47:35","slug":"video-why-humans-need-to-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter","title":{"rendered":"Video: Why humans need to matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3qrolpkyOHcSource:<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter? <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel! http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO<\/p>\n<p>Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why \u201cmattering\u201d is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to justify our lives to ourselves. Love. God. Winning. Greatness. Service.<\/p>\n<p>Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling)<br \/>\nGuest: Rebecca Goldstein, author of The Mattering Instinct<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Titles<br \/>\n1:13 Why do we want to matter?<br \/>\n8:39 How important are other people in our quest to matter?<br \/>\n14:48 Why are we so needy?<br \/>\n21:08 What are the different ways to matter?<br \/>\n31:18 What happens when a \u201cmattering project\u201d fails?<br \/>\n32:26 What does it mean to matter in politics?<\/p>\n<p>We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at thegrayarea@vox.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show. <\/p>\n<p>And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. New episodes drop every Monday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com\/members.<\/p>\n<p>Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what&#8217;s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:\/\/www.vox.com.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our full video catalog: http:\/\/goo.gl\/IZONyE<br \/>\nFollow Vox on Facebook: http:\/\/goo.gl\/U2g06o<br \/>\nOr Twitter: http:\/\/goo.gl\/XFrZ5H<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1831349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1831348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video: Why humans need to matter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter?  Subscribe to our channel! http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why \u201cmattering\u201d is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to justify our lives to ourselves. Love. God. Winning. Greatness. Service. Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling) Guest: Rebecca Goldstein, author of The Mattering Instinct Chapter Titles 1:13 Why do we want to matter? 8:39 How important are other people in our quest to matter? 14:48 Why are we so needy? 21:08 What are the different ways to matter? 31:18 What happens when a \u201cmattering project\u201d fails? 32:26 What does it mean to matter in politics? We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at thegrayarea@vox.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show.  And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. New episodes drop every Monday and Friday. Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com\/members. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what&#039;s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:\/\/www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http:\/\/goo.gl\/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http:\/\/goo.gl\/U2g06o Or Twitter: http:\/\/goo.gl\/XFrZ5H\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LiveTube News | Video: Why humans need to matter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter?  Subscribe to our channel! http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why \u201cmattering\u201d is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to justify our lives to ourselves. Love. God. Winning. Greatness. Service. Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling) Guest: Rebecca Goldstein, author of The Mattering Instinct Chapter Titles 1:13 Why do we want to matter? 8:39 How important are other people in our quest to matter? 14:48 Why are we so needy? 21:08 What are the different ways to matter? 31:18 What happens when a \u201cmattering project\u201d fails? 32:26 What does it mean to matter in politics? We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at thegrayarea@vox.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show.  And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. New episodes drop every Monday and Friday. Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com\/members. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what&#039;s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:\/\/www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http:\/\/goo.gl\/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http:\/\/goo.gl\/U2g06o Or Twitter: http:\/\/goo.gl\/XFrZ5H\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LiveTube News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/livetube\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heroldsven\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-30T23:47:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"LiveTube\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@svenherold\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@livetube\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"LiveTube\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"LiveTube\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/585f8c57d2250402459d3bd9c60e8f35\"},\"headline\":\"Video: Why humans need to matter\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-30T23:47:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter\"},\"wordCount\":13,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn2.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter\",\"name\":\"Video: Why humans need to matter\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn2.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-30T23:47:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter? Subscribe to our channel! http:\\\/\\\/goo.gl\\\/0bsAjO Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why \u201cmattering\u201d is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to justify our lives to ourselves. Love. God. Winning. Greatness. Service. Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling) Guest: Rebecca Goldstein, author of The Mattering Instinct Chapter Titles 1:13 Why do we want to matter? 8:39 How important are other people in our quest to matter? 14:48 Why are we so needy? 21:08 What are the different ways to matter? 31:18 What happens when a \u201cmattering project\u201d fails? 32:26 What does it mean to matter in politics? We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at thegrayarea@vox.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show. And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. New episodes drop every Monday and Friday. Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com\\\/members. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:\\\/\\\/www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http:\\\/\\\/goo.gl\\\/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http:\\\/\\\/goo.gl\\\/U2g06o Or Twitter: http:\\\/\\\/goo.gl\\\/XFrZ5H\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn2.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn2.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1\",\"width\":480,\"height\":360},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"LiveTube News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/category\\\/general-news\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Video: Why humans need to matter\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Live News, Breaking News and Free Livestreams\",\"description\":\"Breaking News and Live Videos\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"LiveNews\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Organization\",\"Place\",\"NewsMediaOrganization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"LiveTube\",\"alternateName\":\"LiveTube\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-organization-logo\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-organization-logo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/livetube\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/livetube\",\"https:\\\/\\\/mastodon.social\\\/@livetube\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/livetube\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/livetube\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UC-cRSxNBQDF6lQyIDXcBbIg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.snapchat.com\\\/add\\\/livetubetv\",\"https:\\\/\\\/t.me\\\/livetubeofficial\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/livetube\",\"https:\\\/\\\/vk.com\\\/livetube\"],\"address\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-place-address\"},\"geo\":{\"@type\":\"GeoCoordinates\",\"latitude\":\"51.5256447\",\"longitude\":\"-0.08365299999999999\"},\"telephone\":[\"+442036279832\"],\"openingHoursSpecification\":[],\"email\":\"support@livetube.tv\",\"areaServed\":\"Worldwide\",\"vatID\":\"GB218313040\",\"taxID\":\"7446324919\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/585f8c57d2250402459d3bd9c60e8f35\",\"name\":\"LiveTube\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/bfcb6a13985185c71652ba8952431f8b16e6e23220e977bb439fe0e21b4ca2c2?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/bfcb6a13985185c71652ba8952431f8b16e6e23220e977bb439fe0e21b4ca2c2?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/bfcb6a13985185c71652ba8952431f8b16e6e23220e977bb439fe0e21b4ca2c2?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"LiveTube\"},\"description\":\"About LiveTube Ltd. \ud83c\udf0d \ud83d\ude80 Welcome to LiveTube! We believe in the power of real-time content. Our platform allows users to broadcast their stories to the world, unfiltered and in real-time. We're passionate about providing a space where genuine, authentic stories can be shared and celebrated. \ud83c\udfa5 Whether you're a content creator looking to share your unique perspective or a viewer eager to experience the world through someone else's eyes, LiveTube is the place for you. We've designed our platform to be user-friendly, ensuring that everyone, regardless of their tech-savviness, can participate and engage. \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Need assistance? Open a Support Ticket \ud83d\udcac Or, Chat with Us \u2753 For more information, Visit our Help Portal We're here to help and ensure you have the best experience on LiveTube! \ud83c\udf1f\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/heroldsven\",\"http:\\\/\\\/de.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/svenherold\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/svenherold\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/svenherold\"]},{\"@type\":\"PostalAddress\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-place-address\",\"streetAddress\":\"66 Paul Street\",\"addressLocality\":\"London\",\"postalCode\":\"EC2A 4NE\",\"addressCountry\":\"GB\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-organization-logo\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn2.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/1024_1024LT_w_tx_r_app.png?sharp=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdn2.livetube.tv\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/8\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/1024_1024LT_w_tx_r_app.png?sharp=1\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"LiveTube\"}]}<\/script>\n<meta name=\"geo.placename\" content=\"London\" \/>\n<meta name=\"geo.position\" content=\"51.5256447;-0.08365299999999999\" \/>\n<meta name=\"geo.region\" content=\"United Kingdom (UK)\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Video: Why humans need to matter","description":"Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter?  Subscribe to our channel! http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why \u201cmattering\u201d is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to justify our lives to ourselves. Love. God. Winning. Greatness. Service. Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling) Guest: Rebecca Goldstein, author of The Mattering Instinct Chapter Titles 1:13 Why do we want to matter? 8:39 How important are other people in our quest to matter? 14:48 Why are we so needy? 21:08 What are the different ways to matter? 31:18 What happens when a \u201cmattering project\u201d fails? 32:26 What does it mean to matter in politics? We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at thegrayarea@vox.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show.  And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. New episodes drop every Monday and Friday. Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com\/members. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:\/\/www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http:\/\/goo.gl\/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http:\/\/goo.gl\/U2g06o Or Twitter: http:\/\/goo.gl\/XFrZ5H","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"LiveTube News | Video: Why humans need to matter","og_description":"Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter?  Subscribe to our channel! http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why \u201cmattering\u201d is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to justify our lives to ourselves. Love. God. Winning. Greatness. Service. Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling) Guest: Rebecca Goldstein, author of The Mattering Instinct Chapter Titles 1:13 Why do we want to matter? 8:39 How important are other people in our quest to matter? 14:48 Why are we so needy? 21:08 What are the different ways to matter? 31:18 What happens when a \u201cmattering project\u201d fails? 32:26 What does it mean to matter in politics? We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at thegrayarea@vox.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show.  And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. New episodes drop every Monday and Friday. Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com\/members. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:\/\/www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http:\/\/goo.gl\/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http:\/\/goo.gl\/U2g06o Or Twitter: http:\/\/goo.gl\/XFrZ5H","og_url":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter","og_site_name":"LiveTube News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/livetube","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heroldsven","article_published_time":"2026-03-30T23:47:35+00:00","author":"LiveTube","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@svenherold","twitter_site":"@livetube","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"LiveTube"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter"},"author":{"name":"LiveTube","@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/585f8c57d2250402459d3bd9c60e8f35"},"headline":"Video: Why humans need to matter","datePublished":"2026-03-30T23:47:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter"},"wordCount":13,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter","url":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter","name":"Video: Why humans need to matter","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1","datePublished":"2026-03-30T23:47:35+00:00","description":"Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter? Subscribe to our channel! http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why \u201cmattering\u201d is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to justify our lives to ourselves. Love. God. Winning. Greatness. Service. Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling) Guest: Rebecca Goldstein, author of The Mattering Instinct Chapter Titles 1:13 Why do we want to matter? 8:39 How important are other people in our quest to matter? 14:48 Why are we so needy? 21:08 What are the different ways to matter? 31:18 What happens when a \u201cmattering project\u201d fails? 32:26 What does it mean to matter in politics? We would love to hear from you. To tell us what you thought of this episode, email us at thegrayarea@vox.com or leave us a voicemail at 1-800-214-5749. Your comments and questions help us make a better show. And you can watch new episodes of The Gray Area on YouTube. New episodes drop every Monday and Friday. Listen to The Gray Area ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com\/members. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:\/\/www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http:\/\/goo.gl\/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http:\/\/goo.gl\/U2g06o Or Twitter: http:\/\/goo.gl\/XFrZ5H","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1","width":480,"height":360},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"LiveTube News","item":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/category\/general-news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Video: Why humans need to matter"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/","name":"Live News, Breaking News and Free Livestreams","description":"Breaking News and Live Videos","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/#organization"},"alternateName":"LiveNews","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Organization","Place","NewsMediaOrganization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/#organization","name":"LiveTube","alternateName":"LiveTube","url":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/","logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-organization-logo"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-organization-logo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/livetube","https:\/\/x.com\/livetube","https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@livetube","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/livetube","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/livetube","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-cRSxNBQDF6lQyIDXcBbIg","https:\/\/www.snapchat.com\/add\/livetubetv","https:\/\/t.me\/livetubeofficial","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/livetube","https:\/\/vk.com\/livetube"],"address":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-place-address"},"geo":{"@type":"GeoCoordinates","latitude":"51.5256447","longitude":"-0.08365299999999999"},"telephone":["+442036279832"],"openingHoursSpecification":[],"email":"support@livetube.tv","areaServed":"Worldwide","vatID":"GB218313040","taxID":"7446324919"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/585f8c57d2250402459d3bd9c60e8f35","name":"LiveTube","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bfcb6a13985185c71652ba8952431f8b16e6e23220e977bb439fe0e21b4ca2c2?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bfcb6a13985185c71652ba8952431f8b16e6e23220e977bb439fe0e21b4ca2c2?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bfcb6a13985185c71652ba8952431f8b16e6e23220e977bb439fe0e21b4ca2c2?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"LiveTube"},"description":"About LiveTube Ltd. \ud83c\udf0d \ud83d\ude80 Welcome to LiveTube! We believe in the power of real-time content. Our platform allows users to broadcast their stories to the world, unfiltered and in real-time. We're passionate about providing a space where genuine, authentic stories can be shared and celebrated. \ud83c\udfa5 Whether you're a content creator looking to share your unique perspective or a viewer eager to experience the world through someone else's eyes, LiveTube is the place for you. We've designed our platform to be user-friendly, ensuring that everyone, regardless of their tech-savviness, can participate and engage. \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Need assistance? Open a Support Ticket \ud83d\udcac Or, Chat with Us \u2753 For more information, Visit our Help Portal We're here to help and ensure you have the best experience on LiveTube! \ud83c\udf1f","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.livetube.tv","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heroldsven","http:\/\/de.linkedin.com\/in\/svenherold","https:\/\/x.com\/svenherold","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/svenherold"]},{"@type":"PostalAddress","@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-place-address","streetAddress":"66 Paul Street","addressLocality":"London","postalCode":"EC2A 4NE","addressCountry":"GB"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/video-why-humans-need-to-matter#local-main-organization-logo","url":"https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/1024_1024LT_w_tx_r_app.png?sharp=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/1024_1024LT_w_tx_r_app.png?sharp=1","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"LiveTube"}]},"geo.placename":"London","geo.position":{"lat":"51.5256447","long":"-0.08365299999999999"},"geo.region":"United Kingdom (UK)"},"spectra_custom_meta":{"_yoast_indexnow_last_ping":["1774914456"],"_oembed_c076afc9c16ba628508bb59d904e3fcb":["{{unknown}}"],"_thumbnail_id":["1831349"],"feedzy":["1"],"feedzy_item_url":["https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3qrolpkyOHc"],"feedzy_job":["536464"],"feedzy_item_author":["Vox"],"feedzy_job_time":["1774914441"],"_uag_css_file_name":["uag-css-1831348.css"],"post_views_count":["5"],"_uag_page_assets":["a:9:{s:3:\"css\";s:263:\".uag-blocks-common-selector{z-index:var(--z-index-desktop) !important}@media (max-width: 976px){.uag-blocks-common-selector{z-index:var(--z-index-tablet) !important}}@media (max-width: 767px){.uag-blocks-common-selector{z-index:var(--z-index-mobile) !important}}\n\";s:2:\"js\";s:0:\"\";s:18:\"current_block_list\";a:2:{i:0;s:9:\"core\/html\";i:1;s:10:\"core\/group\";}s:8:\"uag_flag\";b:0;s:11:\"uag_version\";s:10:\"1775387004\";s:6:\"gfonts\";a:1:{s:7:\"Default\";a:2:{s:10:\"fontfamily\";s:7:\"Default\";s:12:\"fontvariants\";a:0:{}}}s:10:\"gfonts_url\";s:71:\"\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Default&subset=latin&display=fallback\";s:12:\"gfonts_files\";a:0:{}s:14:\"uag_faq_layout\";b:0;}"]},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL-150x113.jpg?sharp=1",150,113,true],"medium":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg",480,360,false],"large":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,true],"td_0x420":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,true],"td_80x60":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1&resize=80%2C60",80,60,true],"td_150x0":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1&resize=150%2C113",150,113,true],"td_218x150":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1&resize=218%2C150",218,150,true],"td_300x0":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1&resize=300%2C225",300,225,true],"td_324x400":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1&resize=324%2C360",324,360,true],"td_485x360":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,true],"td_696x0":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,true],"td_1068x0":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,true],"td_1920x0":["https:\/\/cdn2.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/hqdefault-eKa1HL.jpg?sharp=1",480,360,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"LiveTube","author_link":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/author\/livetube-admin"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Why do humans have this deep need to feel like we matter? Subscribe to our channel! http:\/\/goo.gl\/0bsAjO Sean Illing talks with the philosopher Rebecca Goldstein about why \u201cmattering\u201d is not the same thing as being important, how the hunger for validation can go really, really badly, and the different ways we try to justify our&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1831349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1831348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.livetube.tv\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1831348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}