{"id":14257,"date":"2024-04-27T12:37:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T10:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/27\/the-anxious-generation-wants-to-save-teens-but-the-bestsellers-anti-tech-logic-is-skewed\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T12:37:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T10:37:16","slug":"the-anxious-generation-wants-to-save-teens-but-the-bestsellers-anti-tech-logic-is-skewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/27\/the-anxious-generation-wants-to-save-teens-but-the-bestsellers-anti-tech-logic-is-skewed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Anxious Generation wants to save teens. But the bestseller\u2019s anti-tech logic is skewed"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no doubt about the mental health crisis facing young people. Jonathan Haidt blames our devices \u2013 which oversimplifies the problem<\/p>\n

In the introduction to his new book The Anxious Generation<\/a>, titled \u201cGrowing up on Mars\u201d, Jonathan Haidt tells a fanciful piece of science fiction about a child conscripted into a dangerous mission to the red planet that will deform the young person as they grow. The journey is undertaken without the parents\u2019 consent. The ham-fisted metaphor is that technology companies have done the same to children and teenagers by putting smartphones into their hands.<\/p>\n

Haidt, a New York University professor of ethical leadership who researches social psychology and morality, goes on to argue that smartphones ignited a wildfire of anxiety and depression in gen Z around the world, by granting them \u201ccontinuous access to social media, online video games, and other internet-based activities\u201d. He says there are four foundational harms in this degradation of youth: social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction.<\/p>\n

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\nThere\u2019s no doubt about the mental health crisis facing young people. Jonathan Haidt blames our devices \u2013 which oversimplifies the problem
\nIn the introduction to his new book The Anxious Generation, titled \u201cGrowing up on Mars\u201d, Jonathan Haidt tells a fanciful piece of science fiction about a child conscripted into a dangerous mission to the red planet that will deform the young person as they grow. The journey is undertaken without the parents\u2019 consent. The ham-fisted metaphor is that technology companies have done the same to children and teenagers by putting smartphones into their hands.
\nHaidt, a New York University professor of ethical leadership who researches social psychology and morality, goes on to argue that smartphones ignited a wildfire of anxiety and depression in gen Z around the world, by granting them \u201ccontinuous access to social media, online video games, and other internet-based activities\u201d. He says there are four foundational harms in this degradation of youth: social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no doubt about the mental health crisis facing young people. Jonathan Haidt blames our devices \u2013 which oversimplifies the problem In the introduction to his new book The Anxious Generation, titled \u201cGrowing up on Mars\u201d, Jonathan Haidt tells a fanciful piece of science fiction about a child conscripted into a dangerous mission to the …<\/p>\n

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