
Phones Are Good, Actually with Taylor Lorenz
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Recognizing Moral Panic Patterns
The conversation highlights how society tends to enter classic moral panic territory when facing technological advancements. Adults often raise concerns about technology affecting them personally, leading to the invention of problems, such as saving children from potential harm. This pattern has occurred historically with landlines and is now repeating with smartphones.
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