Podbit · Modern Wisdom
The evidence for social media harm to under-16s is overwhelming, Tim Ferriss says, and Jonathan Haidt's small research team has already moved state-by-state legislation. Tim Urban argues the ripple effects of changing kids' online access could be among the highest-impact interventions possible on the planet right now.
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Chris Williamson raises the UK's proposed ban on social media for under-16s, drawing a parallel to how cigarette age restrictions evolved. The group struggles to find a coherent counterargument. Tim Ferriss, who has spent time with Jonathan Haidt, calls the evidence compelling and notes that Haidt's small research team has already shifted state-by-state legislation — achieving disproportionate impact with limited funding. Tim Urban reveals that Haidt was the only thinker referenced across every chapter of his previous book on political polarisation, calling him a giant even before The Anxious Generation. George Mack adds that young, neuroplastic minds are particularly vulnerable to reflexive framing — if you tell them their country is terrible, the belief becomes self-reinforcing. Chris notes that older generations mystified by youth apathy created that apathy by waterboarding children with existential threat messaging.
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