SCOUT· 57%45m·2026-09-15·TechnologyIs social media driving teen mental health issues?
Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his book, The Anxious Generation. In it, he argued that the rise of social media and smartphone use is to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since 2010. This month, psychology researcher Peter Gray takes on that narrative with his book,…
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“Really great chat and I appreciate the fresh perspective. I also suspect there are other elder millennials who watch this podcast and also enjoyed it. I don’t discount all of Haidt’s stuff but it’s not as simple as the picture he paints. I…”
“Man, Meta shoulda hired better psychologists if all of them were finding that social media wasn’t bad for kids, since all their internal studies said otherwise 😂 idk, when even the people most motivated to find a conclusion can’t do it, I…”
“Yes Haidt is completely wrong and even his own evidence showed this all along. Banning all advertising for everyone on social media would stop 99% of any remaining harms. Children and adults are helped by having an extended online community…”
“Great interview, very interesting discussion. One question I would’ve liked to know the answer to was: What’s the alternative or fix to not have the federal core program create an incentive by offering money based on test results, and there…”
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