Jonathan V. Last

I mean, that's a really big, profound question. I think to the extent you want to focus on youth, I sort of buy the theories of Jonathan Haidt, who is not me, let alone, in fact, a completely different person.

Just one different letter. No, two different letters, I guess.

Just one different letter. No, two different letters, I guess.

Just one different letter. No, two different letters, I guess.

A couple different letters. He's got a D. I don't have a D. I have a C. But the social media – has caused this kind of negative affect and mental health difficulties. And in a lot of this radical politics on the right and the left,

A couple different letters. He's got a D. I don't have a D. I have a C. But the social media – has caused this kind of negative affect and mental health difficulties. And in a lot of this radical politics on the right and the left,

A couple different letters. He's got a D. I don't have a D. I have a C. But the social media – has caused this kind of negative affect and mental health difficulties. And in a lot of this radical politics on the right and the left,

really is, at some level, it shades into mental illness in a way that is sometimes difficult to distinguish one from the other, where you just view everything in hyperbolic negative terms and refuse to look at practical steps you or the world can be taking to make the situation better. It's cognitive behavioral therapy in reverse. I think that's

really is, at some level, it shades into mental illness in a way that is sometimes difficult to distinguish one from the other, where you just view everything in hyperbolic negative terms and refuse to look at practical steps you or the world can be taking to make the situation better. It's cognitive behavioral therapy in reverse. I think that's

really is, at some level, it shades into mental illness in a way that is sometimes difficult to distinguish one from the other, where you just view everything in hyperbolic negative terms and refuse to look at practical steps you or the world can be taking to make the situation better. It's cognitive behavioral therapy in reverse. I think that's

in a lot of these spaces, I think it's gotten better actually since Elon broke Twitter by mistake. But just even saying that like, hey, I'm kind of like happy, makes people angry. Because if you're like a happy, normal, well-adjusted person, that means you don't know how terrible the world is and you're insensitive to all the problems out there.

in a lot of these spaces, I think it's gotten better actually since Elon broke Twitter by mistake. But just even saying that like, hey, I'm kind of like happy, makes people angry. Because if you're like a happy, normal, well-adjusted person, that means you don't know how terrible the world is and you're insensitive to all the problems out there.

in a lot of these spaces, I think it's gotten better actually since Elon broke Twitter by mistake. But just even saying that like, hey, I'm kind of like happy, makes people angry. Because if you're like a happy, normal, well-adjusted person, that means you don't know how terrible the world is and you're insensitive to all the problems out there.

And people have actually built political movements around that whole way of thinking and expressing yourself. And it's It's totally impossible, right? It's just unworkable. It's not a practical way to make the world better.

And people have actually built political movements around that whole way of thinking and expressing yourself. And it's It's totally impossible, right? It's just unworkable. It's not a practical way to make the world better.

And people have actually built political movements around that whole way of thinking and expressing yourself. And it's It's totally impossible, right? It's just unworkable. It's not a practical way to make the world better.

I think there is this nostalgic idea on the left that you old Republicans are not burdened by, that there's something noble in being a protester who shouts and screams and exaggerates and carries on, because even if you're not technically right, you're pushing things in the right direction. I think, you know, vestigial Republicans like yourself understand that that's actually not always the case.

I think there is this nostalgic idea on the left that you old Republicans are not burdened by, that there's something noble in being a protester who shouts and screams and exaggerates and carries on, because even if you're not technically right, you're pushing things in the right direction. I think, you know, vestigial Republicans like yourself understand that that's actually not always the case.

I think there is this nostalgic idea on the left that you old Republicans are not burdened by, that there's something noble in being a protester who shouts and screams and exaggerates and carries on, because even if you're not technically right, you're pushing things in the right direction. I think, you know, vestigial Republicans like yourself understand that that's actually not always the case.

And oftentimes you just convince people that you're crazy and they shouldn't listen to anything you say.