Jonathan Haidt

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899 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 24 Jun

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And in the book, we interview, we have little snippets from interviews with older Gen Z. Older Gen Z is so important because they're not turning 30.

The oldest of Gen Z are turning 30 or 29 this year.

And when kids read all these young adults saying,

I missed out on my childhood.

You only get one childhood, and I spent it scrolling.

Or one young man said, I wish I had gotten to know my grandfather better before he died, instead of always being on my video game when he came over.

This kid didn't get to know his grandfather.

And so the wistfulness, the tragedy that so many young people see is really powerful for the younger kids.

I have spoken at so many universities and a lot of high schools.

And I always, I give my presentation and then I always say,

Okay, members of Gen Z, raise your hand if you were born after 1995.

Some raised their hand.

I said, okay, just you.

Did I largely get this right or wrong?

I mean, I've said some things that paint a negative picture of your generation.

Please tell me, do you think I largely got this right or wrong?

In all the time I've done it, maybe three hands have gone up to say wrong.

That's the thing, Gen Z, they are not in denial.

They know that this is bad for them.

And so when they see a way forward,

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