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Fortune
Alexa Mikhail

Author John Green has advice for Gen Z to ‘shrink the empathy gap'

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John Green is best known for his tearjerking young adult novels. But beyond the emotionally charged lives of two teens bound by more than their illnesses in his bestseller, The Fault in Our Stars, Green has become widely recognized for giving his curious audience a crash course in everything from history and philosophy to science and current events. He’s known to his over 2 million social media followers as an expert in centuries-old historical events, global health, and our modern technological landscape. 

Green is able to connect with a broad audience because of his uncanny ability to understand the dark and complex realities of people—particularly young ones. And he has a message for them.

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