Jonathan Haidt

But it was mostly good stuff.

But it was mostly good stuff.

And the other thing that happened in the 90s was as you get the fall of the Berlin Wall and the spread of democracy and then you get the rise of the Internet, we're all convinced – that the internet is going to be the best thing ever to happen to democracy. You know, what dictator could possibly oppose the people connected in this way?

And the other thing that happened in the 90s was as you get the fall of the Berlin Wall and the spread of democracy and then you get the rise of the Internet, we're all convinced – that the internet is going to be the best thing ever to happen to democracy. You know, what dictator could possibly oppose the people connected in this way?

And you go all the way from, you know, the 90s all the way through the Arab Spring, we still think that. We still think by 2011, 2012, we're still thinking, oh, the internet is amazing. It's great for democracy. And we're still thinking, I think it's good for kids. I mean, it's the future. I mean, the kids need to be on it because, like, that's the technology. Yeah.

And you go all the way from, you know, the 90s all the way through the Arab Spring, we still think that. We still think by 2011, 2012, we're still thinking, oh, the internet is amazing. It's great for democracy. And we're still thinking, I think it's good for kids. I mean, it's the future. I mean, the kids need to be on it because, like, that's the technology. Yeah.

So as late as 2012, 2013, we're still all techno optimists. And so, you know, we kind of know that our kids, all you have to do is click a button and you can be talking to strange men. There was this, did you ever see Omegle? It was, there was a site. It was like, their motto was talk to strangers. Oh, wow. Yeah.

So as late as 2012, 2013, we're still all techno optimists. And so, you know, we kind of know that our kids, all you have to do is click a button and you can be talking to strange men. There was this, did you ever see Omegle? It was, there was a site. It was like, their motto was talk to strangers. Oh, wow. Yeah.

And a lot of them were naked men masturbating and trying to find kids to talk to, to masturbate. And so a lot of, you know, 11, 12 year old girls remember these experiences. Yeah. And the fact that we're so careful about letting our kids to a place where maybe some man will molest them, like Boy Scouts or anything else. We're so afraid, you know, or the playground.

And a lot of them were naked men masturbating and trying to find kids to talk to, to masturbate. And so a lot of, you know, 11, 12 year old girls remember these experiences. Yeah. And the fact that we're so careful about letting our kids to a place where maybe some man will molest them, like Boy Scouts or anything else. We're so afraid, you know, or the playground.

The child molesters are not at the playground. That's too dangerous. They're all on Instagram. They're all on Snapchat. That's where you can use a fake name, find kids, get them to send you a photograph. And then once they send you a photograph, you've got them. You can now extort them. Wow. So terrible things are happening to our kids online. And I think it's finally coming to us.

The child molesters are not at the playground. That's too dangerous. They're all on Instagram. They're all on Snapchat. That's where you can use a fake name, find kids, get them to send you a photograph. And then once they send you a photograph, you've got them. You can now extort them. Wow. So terrible things are happening to our kids online. And I think it's finally coming to us.

The internet is actually overall a pretty risky place. We let adults do what they want and take their risks. But my God, how the hell are these companies able to get to my kids and your kids without our knowledge or consent? We need to have some age gating on the internet or we can't just let kids wander on it.

The internet is actually overall a pretty risky place. We let adults do what they want and take their risks. But my God, how the hell are these companies able to get to my kids and your kids without our knowledge or consent? We need to have some age gating on the internet or we can't just let kids wander on it.

It's going to be a seller's market for the boys that are functional.

It's going to be a seller's market for the boys that are functional.

But there are almost no girls who are having a porn problem. There are almost no girls who are addicted or watching it every day. Do we know why? Yeah. I mean, you know, the evolutionary speculation is there's a whole bunch of research on differences in mate searching and selection. And, you know, men are more attracted to youth and visual. So there's all kinds of reasons why this would be.

But there are almost no girls who are having a porn problem. There are almost no girls who are addicted or watching it every day. Do we know why? Yeah. I mean, you know, the evolutionary speculation is there's a whole bunch of research on differences in mate searching and selection. And, you know, men are more attracted to youth and visual. So there's all kinds of reasons why this would be.

But you find this over and over again. Just the nature of male sexuality and female sexuality, whether you're gay or straight, doesn't really matter. It's male-female is just different about visual stuff.

But you find this over and over again. Just the nature of male sexuality and female sexuality, whether you're gay or straight, doesn't really matter. It's male-female is just different about visual stuff.