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As much as I respect Haidt's other work, his recent investigation into teen mental health is non-rigorous. None of his conclusions are supported.
by beefman 4y ago
As much as I respect Haidt's other work, his recent investigation into teen mental health is non-rigorous. None of his conclusions are supported.
- ChickenNugger 4y ago[flagged]
- beefman 4y agoHuh. My impression is that a preponderance of HN agrees with his conclusion. Stories about it from a variety of sources (not just Haidt) routinely make the front page; ditto techno-negative stories in general. But true or not, he hasn't come close to supporting his claims.
- ChickenNugger 4y ago>a preponderance of HN is exactly the bias I'm talking about: https://i.imgur.com/Si183zE.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Si183zE.jpg HN is basically just reddit with slightly more dissent with the prevailing bias to be found in the [flagged] [dead] section. When the hivemind encounters data that causes cognitive dissonance it downvotes and flags it.