Jonathan Haidt

Because we're not just talking about 10, 20 percent of the kids. We're talking about most of them. I teach at New York University, very smart kids here in the business school. A lot of them say they have a lot of trouble reading. As one of my students said, I read a sentence, I get bored, I take out TikTok. That's the way it's always been. TikTok has always been there for them.

Because we're not just talking about 10, 20 percent of the kids. We're talking about most of them. I teach at New York University, very smart kids here in the business school. A lot of them say they have a lot of trouble reading. As one of my students said, I read a sentence, I get bored, I take out TikTok. That's the way it's always been. TikTok has always been there for them.

Because we're not just talking about 10, 20 percent of the kids. We're talking about most of them. I teach at New York University, very smart kids here in the business school. A lot of them say they have a lot of trouble reading. As one of my students said, I read a sentence, I get bored, I take out TikTok. That's the way it's always been. TikTok has always been there for them.

And it's almost always, it's always more entertaining than whatever reading I could assign to them. So yeah, their attention is fragmented, shattered.

And it's almost always, it's always more entertaining than whatever reading I could assign to them. So yeah, their attention is fragmented, shattered.

And it's almost always, it's always more entertaining than whatever reading I could assign to them. So yeah, their attention is fragmented, shattered.

Yeah, because look, we all want to protect our kids. I have a daughter, 15, and a son, 18. We all want to protect them, but we've got to protect them from the right things. When you and I were growing up, Oprah, there was a crime wave. There was real danger. But kids still played outside. It didn't usually hit the kids that much. So kids still played outside. All kids played outside.

Yeah, because look, we all want to protect our kids. I have a daughter, 15, and a son, 18. We all want to protect them, but we've got to protect them from the right things. When you and I were growing up, Oprah, there was a crime wave. There was real danger. But kids still played outside. It didn't usually hit the kids that much. So kids still played outside. All kids played outside.

Yeah, because look, we all want to protect our kids. I have a daughter, 15, and a son, 18. We all want to protect them, but we've got to protect them from the right things. When you and I were growing up, Oprah, there was a crime wave. There was real danger. But kids still played outside. It didn't usually hit the kids that much. So kids still played outside. All kids played outside.

And when we were together, we were safe. Since you and I were kids, the crime rate has plummeted. It's much safer now. There's much less drunk driving. And child molesters, we started locking them up. We didn't used to lock them up when you and I were kids. We thought they were just eccentrics. So the physical world, the real world, is actually safer than it was 40, 50 years ago.

And when we were together, we were safe. Since you and I were kids, the crime rate has plummeted. It's much safer now. There's much less drunk driving. And child molesters, we started locking them up. We didn't used to lock them up when you and I were kids. We thought they were just eccentrics. So the physical world, the real world, is actually safer than it was 40, 50 years ago.

And when we were together, we were safe. Since you and I were kids, the crime rate has plummeted. It's much safer now. There's much less drunk driving. And child molesters, we started locking them up. We didn't used to lock them up when you and I were kids. We thought they were just eccentrics. So the physical world, the real world, is actually safer than it was 40, 50 years ago.

Crime went way down in the 90s. Where did all the child molesters go? They went onto Instagram. Yes, Lord. Because that's where it's really, really easy to talk with children and to ask them for a photograph and maybe a photograph of them in their bikini. And before you know it, you have a naked photo of them and you can set forth them.

Crime went way down in the 90s. Where did all the child molesters go? They went onto Instagram. Yes, Lord. Because that's where it's really, really easy to talk with children and to ask them for a photograph and maybe a photograph of them in their bikini. And before you know it, you have a naked photo of them and you can set forth them.

Crime went way down in the 90s. Where did all the child molesters go? They went onto Instagram. Yes, Lord. Because that's where it's really, really easy to talk with children and to ask them for a photograph and maybe a photograph of them in their bikini. And before you know it, you have a naked photo of them and you can set forth them.

Exactly. So what I'm trying to say is that we've got to lighten up, loosen up, let our kids out into the real world where it's actually much safer. And that's where children need to develop. They need to play with each other in person. And we've got to tighten up on the online world where there are lots of strangers talking to your child if she's on social media.

Exactly. So what I'm trying to say is that we've got to lighten up, loosen up, let our kids out into the real world where it's actually much safer. And that's where children need to develop. They need to play with each other in person. And we've got to tighten up on the online world where there are lots of strangers talking to your child if she's on social media.

Exactly. So what I'm trying to say is that we've got to lighten up, loosen up, let our kids out into the real world where it's actually much safer. And that's where children need to develop. They need to play with each other in person. And we've got to tighten up on the online world where there are lots of strangers talking to your child if she's on social media.

Yeah. So first, let's just look at how young women and young men are socially. Girls are much more interested in their relationships. They need a few good friends. They talk a lot. Boys don't talk as much. Boys do things together in larger groups.

Yeah. So first, let's just look at how young women and young men are socially. Girls are much more interested in their relationships. They need a few good friends. They talk a lot. Boys don't talk as much. Boys do things together in larger groups.