Mickey returns with the hot takes you know and love. He joins Yoel and Alexa to discuss Jonathan Haidt's recent Atlantic article, "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid." Haidt claims the answer is social media, but the cohosts aren't fully convinced. To shed a bit more light on the matter, they turn to an article by Amy Orben and Andrew Przybylski which provides a rigorous analysis of the relationship between social media use and well-being. In the end, Mickey admits to being a hypocrite, and Alexa makes a plug for Big Potato.

Links:

Two Psychologists F. on Untappd
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid - The Atlantic
Orben & Przybylski (2019)
Response from Twenge, Haidt, Joiner, & Campbell
Response to the Response
US TikTok User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China, Leaked Audio Shows
The Welfare Effects of Social Media - American Economic Association
Windows of developmental sensitivity to social media
Corrupting The Youth: Teaching of Psychology | RSS.com

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