#291 – Jonathan Haidt: The Case Against Social Media

Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU and author of The
Coddling of the American Mind, The Righteous Mind, and The
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and Political Dysfunction: A Collaborative Review:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vVAtMCQnz8WVxtSNQev_e1cGmY9rnY96ecYuAj6C548/edit
2. Teen Mental Health Testimony:
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Haidt%20Testimony.pdf
3. The Atlantic article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/
Books: 1. The Coddling of the American Mind (book):
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the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click
the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:57)
- Social media and mental health (21:45) - Mark Zuckerberg (31:23)
- Children's use of social media (42:08) - Social media and
democracy (58:14) - Elon Musk and Twitter (1:14:45) - Anonymity on
social media (1:20:44) - Misinformation (1:27:38) - Social media
benefits (1:30:22) - Political division on social media (1:36:54) -
Future of social media (1:42:46) - Advice for young people