Jonathan Haidt

These are risky.

These are risky.

These are risky.

If you're just on your bed all day long, scrolling through social media, then you're not going to be doing any of those things. So in chapter three of the book, I talk about a psychological dimension of discover mode versus defend mode. And at any moment, our brains are such that we have a very, very quickly triggered reaction. withdrawal, fear, runaway, protect yourself mechanism.

If you're just on your bed all day long, scrolling through social media, then you're not going to be doing any of those things. So in chapter three of the book, I talk about a psychological dimension of discover mode versus defend mode. And at any moment, our brains are such that we have a very, very quickly triggered reaction. withdrawal, fear, runaway, protect yourself mechanism.

If you're just on your bed all day long, scrolling through social media, then you're not going to be doing any of those things. So in chapter three of the book, I talk about a psychological dimension of discover mode versus defend mode. And at any moment, our brains are such that we have a very, very quickly triggered reaction. withdrawal, fear, runaway, protect yourself mechanism.

That's defend mode. And so it's on a hair trigger, any threat, we're in defend mode. We live in very safe worlds and especially college or school is very safe. You want your kids to be in discover mode. You want them to look at something and say, what is that? That's an opportunity, not a threat.

That's defend mode. And so it's on a hair trigger, any threat, we're in defend mode. We live in very safe worlds and especially college or school is very safe. You want your kids to be in discover mode. You want them to look at something and say, what is that? That's an opportunity, not a threat.

That's defend mode. And so it's on a hair trigger, any threat, we're in defend mode. We live in very safe worlds and especially college or school is very safe. You want your kids to be in discover mode. You want them to look at something and say, what is that? That's an opportunity, not a threat.

And what seems to have happened, a succinct way to describe the change from millennials to Gen Z is the millennials were very much in discover mode. They like to have fun. They like to party. They like to dance, be social. They were in discover mode. They had Now, much lower rates of teen pregnancy than previous generations. Gen X, actually, your generation, is actually the sickest in some ways.

And what seems to have happened, a succinct way to describe the change from millennials to Gen Z is the millennials were very much in discover mode. They like to have fun. They like to party. They like to dance, be social. They were in discover mode. They had Now, much lower rates of teen pregnancy than previous generations. Gen X, actually, your generation, is actually the sickest in some ways.

And what seems to have happened, a succinct way to describe the change from millennials to Gen Z is the millennials were very much in discover mode. They like to have fun. They like to party. They like to dance, be social. They were in discover mode. They had Now, much lower rates of teen pregnancy than previous generations. Gen X, actually, your generation, is actually the sickest in some ways.

We have the highest suicide rate. Right, because you're the most lead-poisoned. Lead was banned in the late 70s, early 80s. You're the most lead-poisoned. Oh, my God. You are. No, it's serious. It's real. Millennials are the first unleaded generation. You guys were raised at a time when lead was really going down fast.

We have the highest suicide rate. Right, because you're the most lead-poisoned. Lead was banned in the late 70s, early 80s. You're the most lead-poisoned. Oh, my God. You are. No, it's serious. It's real. Millennials are the first unleaded generation. You guys were raised at a time when lead was really going down fast.

We have the highest suicide rate. Right, because you're the most lead-poisoned. Lead was banned in the late 70s, early 80s. You're the most lead-poisoned. Oh, my God. You are. No, it's serious. It's real. Millennials are the first unleaded generation. You guys were raised at a time when lead was really going down fast.

But leaving that aside, if you imagine a whole generation being shifted from discover mode over to defend mode, you're going to see exactly the list you told me. So sure, they're committing fewer crimes. They're not doing crazy, stupid things. Oh, wait a second. You can find reel after reel of Gen Z influencers who die because they're doing something risky.

But leaving that aside, if you imagine a whole generation being shifted from discover mode over to defend mode, you're going to see exactly the list you told me. So sure, they're committing fewer crimes. They're not doing crazy, stupid things. Oh, wait a second. You can find reel after reel of Gen Z influencers who die because they're doing something risky.

But leaving that aside, if you imagine a whole generation being shifted from discover mode over to defend mode, you're going to see exactly the list you told me. So sure, they're committing fewer crimes. They're not doing crazy, stupid things. Oh, wait a second. You can find reel after reel of Gen Z influencers who die because they're doing something risky.

What percent of boys today would you say are free from addiction?

What percent of boys today would you say are free from addiction?