Defeating the Tech Narcissists (with Gaia Bernstein)

Don’t feel guilty—get angry. And then turn that anger into action.

In this powerful episode, law professor and Unwired author Gaia Bernstein joins Nicki from Scrolling 2 Death to talk about the growing crisis of tech addiction—and how it’s impacting our kids. Gaia studied law and technology in the early 2000s, a time marked by great optimism about the promise of global connectivity.  As social media gained traction, Gaia grew suspicious. She began raising alarms in 2017, long before most people realized the toll constant screen time and social media would take on mental health. Today, those warnings have become reality: teen depression has doubled, and suicide rates among young girls have quadrupled.

Now, instead of fixing the problem, Big Tech is pushing even more addictive tools, like AI chatbots, into our kids’ lives.

Gaia wants to remind parents that we’re not powerless and we’re not to blame. Real change won’t come from Silicon Valley. It starts with us: parents, educators, and communities acting from the ground up. Tune in to hear why the time to act is now—and how you can help protect the next generation.