Jonathan Haidt

You mean he wasn't convicted?

You mean he wasn't convicted?

Right. That's right.

Right. That's right.

Right. That's right.

Exactly. That's right. That's right. So for all these reasons, it just crept up on us that, you know, because it started in the 90s when the Internet came in and we all thought this is amazing. And it really was amazing. And the millennial generation, those born 1981 to 1995, roughly. Mm-hmm. They grew up with the internet, and some bad stuff definitely happened on the internet.

Exactly. That's right. That's right. So for all these reasons, it just crept up on us that, you know, because it started in the 90s when the Internet came in and we all thought this is amazing. And it really was amazing. And the millennial generation, those born 1981 to 1995, roughly. Mm-hmm. They grew up with the internet, and some bad stuff definitely happened on the internet.

Exactly. That's right. That's right. So for all these reasons, it just crept up on us that, you know, because it started in the 90s when the Internet came in and we all thought this is amazing. And it really was amazing. And the millennial generation, those born 1981 to 1995, roughly. Mm-hmm. They grew up with the internet, and some bad stuff definitely happened on the internet.

But back then, it wasn't monetized. There weren't companies that had perfected locking you in and addicting you. So some bad stuff happened, but it was mostly very exciting, and the millennials turned out fine. And so we all kind of thought, oh, computers are... They're kind of good for kids and this is the future.

But back then, it wasn't monetized. There weren't companies that had perfected locking you in and addicting you. So some bad stuff happened, but it was mostly very exciting, and the millennials turned out fine. And so we all kind of thought, oh, computers are... They're kind of good for kids and this is the future.

But back then, it wasn't monetized. There weren't companies that had perfected locking you in and addicting you. So some bad stuff happened, but it was mostly very exciting, and the millennials turned out fine. And so we all kind of thought, oh, computers are... They're kind of good for kids and this is the future.

And so we didn't realize, we didn't realize that everything changed between 2010 and 2015. And this is the heart of my book. It's the great rewiring of childhood. So imagine that you are, let's say you're a girl born in 1995. So this is the last year of the millennial generation. So you turn 15 in 2010.

And so we didn't realize, we didn't realize that everything changed between 2010 and 2015. And this is the heart of my book. It's the great rewiring of childhood. So imagine that you are, let's say you're a girl born in 1995. So this is the last year of the millennial generation. So you turn 15 in 2010.

And so we didn't realize, we didn't realize that everything changed between 2010 and 2015. And this is the heart of my book. It's the great rewiring of childhood. So imagine that you are, let's say you're a girl born in 1995. So this is the last year of the millennial generation. So you turn 15 in 2010.

And what that means that you went through puberty with a flip phone because there was no smartphone until 2007. Teenage teens don't really dive into the smartphone. It's really 2011, 2012, the big transition years from flip phone to smartphone.

And what that means that you went through puberty with a flip phone because there was no smartphone until 2007. Teenage teens don't really dive into the smartphone. It's really 2011, 2012, the big transition years from flip phone to smartphone.

And what that means that you went through puberty with a flip phone because there was no smartphone until 2007. Teenage teens don't really dive into the smartphone. It's really 2011, 2012, the big transition years from flip phone to smartphone.

So you're born in 1995, you're a millennial, you're most of the way done or halfway done really with puberty, but you're through early puberty, which is the most sensitive period. You probably had Facebook at some point, but Facebook wasn't super viral at the beginning. It was just like, hey, here's my page, where's your page?

So you're born in 1995, you're a millennial, you're most of the way done or halfway done really with puberty, but you're through early puberty, which is the most sensitive period. You probably had Facebook at some point, but Facebook wasn't super viral at the beginning. It was just like, hey, here's my page, where's your page?

So you're born in 1995, you're a millennial, you're most of the way done or halfway done really with puberty, but you're through early puberty, which is the most sensitive period. You probably had Facebook at some point, but Facebook wasn't super viral at the beginning. It was just like, hey, here's my page, where's your page?