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Apparently social media is a step too far but other things that he likes should be common again. He might not even be specifically wrong about some practices be
by frostburg 3y ago
Apparently social media is a step too far but other things that he likes should be common again. He might not even be specifically wrong about some practices being harmful, but the given arguments are weak and incidentally they map to a certain kind of reactionary wishlish.
More generally, the discourse tends to boil down to "I was spanked and I turned out fine!".
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoI don't think that fairly represents Haidt's position at all. Yes, there is an inconsistency in his writing regarding why social media specifically is something we should protect children from. But Haidt is not suggesting that a return to a corporal punishment regime, or anything like it, is desirable. His concerns are things like free play, independent movement, negative (not only positive) interactions and so on.