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#291 – Jonathan Haidt: The Case Against Social Media

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Social Media Has a Role in Creating World War III

I think it's important because I've been thinking a lot about World War III recently. It seems like so much of wars throughout history have been started through very fast escalation. Social media is the mechanism for escalation. And so it's really important to get this right, not just for the mental health of young people but literally the survival of human civilization.

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