The thesis proposed by Jonathan Haidt in his new book 'The Anxious Generation' suggests that smartphones are responsible for the escalating rates of depression and anxiety among teenagers globally. Haidt's influence in Silicon Valley due to his prior work on campus Cancel culture has sparked a heated discussion about the impact of social media apps on mental health. Companies like meta have even engaged him to speak on the connection between social media and society.
Episode 292: Neal and Toby dive into the controversial book by Jonathan Haidt that states social media is behind the epidemic of teenage mental illness. Then, Trump’s media group started off hot but might be coming back down to reality soon. Next, Google is actually going to delete browsing data from incognito mode and what you should know the next time you’re browsing. Meanwhile, GenZ is trading in college diplomas for tool belts. Also, a new MIT study shows most occupations nowadays are jobs that have been created in as early as the 1940s. Finally, have you heard of Matt Farley? Well, he’s created over 24,000 songs that would most likely show up as the top search results.
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00:00 - Intro
02:30 - Social media vs teen anxiety
06:40 - Truth Social losing money
10:45 - Google Incognito mode
16:00 - Toby’s Trends
19:00 - Tech and new jobs
22:30 - Spotify SEO artist
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