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I agree that Haidt is a poor champion for the cause. He’s popular because we are seeing something real happening to our kids and Haidt is the only person who
by mm263 1y ago
I agree that Haidt is a poor champion for the cause.
He’s popular because we are seeing something real happening to our kids and Haidt is the only person who is trying to describe whatever’s going on. We agree with the conclusions because we see it in our own kids, not because of the “moral panic”. It’s a shame he gets there in such a sloppy way, but he’s describing a real phenomenon.
I, as a parent, do not need articles and longitudinal studies and double blind peer reviewed studies to tell me that the thing I can observe with my own eyes is real.
- Apocryphon 1y agoI wonder whatever happened to Nicholas Carr, of The Shallows fame. I guess he's got a new book out this year but his critique is more "democracy in distress" now rather than "save the children!" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/books/review/superbloom-nicholas-carr-the-sirens-call-chris-hayes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/books/review/superbloom-n...
- sorcerer-mar 1y agoIMO people care more about their children than about "democracy."
- Apocryphon 1y agoCarr was probably too highfalutin in his focus, and a little ahead of his time. A shame because this sure sounds prescient. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Google_Making_Us_Stupid%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Google_Making_Us_Stupid%3F