Jonathan Haidt: The Case Against Social Media | Lex Fridman Podcast #291

Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU and author of The Coddling of the American Mind, The Righteous Mind, and The Happiness Hypothesis. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Jonathan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonHaidt
Jonathan's Website: https://jonathanhaidt.com
Documents & Articles:
1. Social Media and Political Dysfunction: A Collaborative Review: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vVAtMCQnz8WVxtSNQev_e1cGmY9rnY96ecYuAj6C548/edit
2. Teen Mental Health Testimony: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Haidt%20Testimony.pdf
3. The Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/
Books:
1. The Coddling of the American Mind (book): https://amzn.to/3MW4HqL
2. The Righteous Mind (book): https://amzn.to/3to0tkj
3. The Happiness Hypothesis (book): https://amzn.to/3Mb1xP2

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:25 - Social media and mental health
15:14 - Mark Zuckerberg
24:51 - Children's use of social media
35:36 - Social media and democracy
51:42 - Elon Musk and Twitter
1:08:13 - Anonymity on social media
1:14:12 - Misinformation
1:21:06 - Social media benefits
1:23:50 - Political division on social media
1:30:22 - Future of social media
1:36:14 - Advice for young people

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