And to attach ourselves to the other person that we're gossiping with.

还有把我们和正在一起聊八卦的对象连结在一起。

It is basically a search for meaning in a world where it has become increasingly difficult to attach ourselves to any one thing in particular; where for every decision we make, we are immediately confronted with every possible negation of it.

它基本上是在一个越来越难以将自己与任何特定事物联系在一起的世界中寻找意义；在那里，我们做出的每一个决定，都立即面临着每一种可能的否定。