Exploring Historical Context and the Evolution of Social Media Impact

Jonathan Haidt makes his long-heralded return to The Remnant to discuss his new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. He and Jonah discuss the unique issues facing Gen Z and the mental health crisis brought on by the proliferation of smartphones and social media. And unlike many other public intellectuals, Haidt has solutions. In regular Remnant fashion, Jonah also steers the conversation into the differences between the French and English Enlightenment, and how understandings of human nature can affect how we parent.

Show Notes:

—The Coddling of the American Mind

—The Remnant with Rob Henderson

—The Remnant with Tim Carney

—What the Web Needs: More Gated Communities

—New York Magazine on the freedom of sex

—Hayek's Nobel speech

—Heterodox Academy website

—Let Grow website

—The Anxious Generation website

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