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#623 - Dr Jean Twenge - Why Do Young People Seem So Fragile?

Modern Wisdom

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The Hellscape Narrative

"I realized that the culture that I hate the most on the internet is cynicism," he says. "The people who believe that it can get better, they're the ones that are delusional or conspiratorial." In survey data 18 year olds more likely to say 'I don't have any hope for the world' than those in their 30s and 40s.

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