This chapter discusses the alarming increase in rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide among young people, particularly girls, after the rise of smartphones and popular social media platforms. It emphasizes the need to address this issue and take action.
No technology in the last two generations has more affected ordinary life and ordinary politics more profoundly than social media. In this episode, we talk to NYU Stern School of Business Professor Jonathan Haidt about how social media has changed us, and especially our kids, and what we might do to respond.