The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt | The Messy Podcast

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This podcast will discusscollective action problems and how they relate to childhood and technology.

  • Collective action problems occur when individuals act in their own self-interest, which leads to a negative outcome for everyone.
  • An example of this is when kids want to get smartphones and social media accounts because their peers have them.
  • Parents feel pressure to give their children smartphones to fit in, even though they may not want to.
  • This leads to a "stable but unfortunate equilibrium" where everyone has a smartphone, and children are not having a play-based childhood.
  • The podcast will cover howcollective action problems can be overcome.
  • Four main types ofcollective response are discussed:
  • The podcast will also discuss how technology companies and schools can work together to reverse the transition from play-based to phone-based childhood.
  • The podcast will also discuss the importance of giving children independence and the need to protect them from online harms.
  • The podcast will cite research that explores these issues.
  • The podcast recognizes that the psychological principles that will be discussed are not universally applicable.
  • The podcast acknowledges the challenges in making changes and the need to try new policies and measure the outcomes.
  • The podcast aims to promote healthier childhoods.

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