Ep 38 Jonathan Haidt: on The Anxious Generation: Childhood in Social Media Age & Fragile College ...

03/11/2025 54 min
Ep 38 Jonathan Haidt: on The Anxious Generation: Childhood in Social Media Age & Fragile College ...

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"If your kids went through puberty on a smartphone with social media, they came out different than human beings before” says Jonathan Haidt, author of the bestseller “The Anxious Generation.”He argues that childhood is now phone-based instead of play-based, resulting in anxious and depressed kids. "They know that life would be better if they didn't spend five or six hours a day on social media. They know that, but they can't help it” says Haidt. But not all researcher agree. I challenge Haidt with the criticism. In our podcast, Haidt responds, and lays out his best advice to protect kids from smartphones....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98qI8obWkF0