The Hidden Dangers Of Social Media On Mental Health - Jonathan Haidt - #766

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Jonathan Haidt is a Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, social psychologist, and an author. The kids are not alright. Mental health is plummeting while anxiety and depression is on the rise. Just what are the contributing elements? Is it social media? Helicopter parenting? 24 hour news? Or something else? Expect to learn why every generation complains about the next one, what is so important about the development of kids between 8 and 12 years old, what the biggest problem is with test scores in primary school children, the real harm of technology on kids, why words like ‘trigger’ and ‘fragility’ are such a problem, if there is a way to do identity politics well and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get up to 32% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) The Uniqueness of the New Generation (01:10) What Does a Good Childhood Look Like? (07:06) Changes in Parenting Styles (10:59) Lack of Discipline in Modern Parenting (15:16) The Importance of Risk in Play (20:47) Is the Education System Ruining Kids? (27:16) The Problem With Ideological Academia (30:45) Latest Data on Social Media’s Impact (38:47) Primary Harms of Technology on Kids (46:12) Is Social Media Use Addiction or Compulsion? (49:48) How Boys & Girls Use Technology Differently (56:46) The Male Sedation Hypothesis (1:02:37) Are Gen-Z Bothered About Status? (1:12:34) Latest Data on Female Mental Health (1:17:31) Why is Anxiety the Most Prevalent Feeling? (1:21:11) How We Solve the Teen Mental Health Crisis (1:28:04) Where to Find Jonathan Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices