The way I see it, for the past decade, the internet-connected world has been running a global experiment on our minds—and, in particular, on the minds of young

The way I see it, for the past decade, the internet-connected world has been running a global experiment on our minds—and, in particular, on the minds of young people. Teens are easily distracted and exquisitely sensitive to peer judgment. I call bullshit. The kids are alright. You know who can’t handle the epistemic crisis of this global many-to-many information system? Anyone over the age of 50. Teenagers might have a new way to distract themselves from schooling but they do not fall for the spin the way your dad does.