Jonathan Haidt

And what it said was that it is addictive.

It, you know, creates compulsion and gets people into this autopilot mode.

So they have difficulty disengaging.

And personally, I am moving away from social media and really leaning into analog life.

But I think with the way the world, you know, it's one of our only ways to connect, right?

Meaning I don't mean connect deeply.

It's become one of our only ways.

I don't mean connect like in a deep way.

That's right.

But be informed to know what's going on in the world, et cetera.

So my work is now focused on AI chatbots, mental health, and the human connection.

We haven't yet kind of delved into loneliness, but there's this unmet need for human connection, right?

Deep human connection.

We don't have a sense of meaning or purpose right now because what happens is –

We can talk a little bit more about the default mode network and what happens to your brain when you don't allow yourself to get bored because you're constantly on your devices.

And that meaning and purpose, that self-referential thinking is really what develops when you're bored.

And so all of this that we're talking about, that feeling of disenchantment, it's a fragmented society.

You're by yourself.

It's that echo chamber phenomenon.

All of it leads to – it kind of opens the door for AI chatbots.