Episode 222 - Techno-Pessimism in the Stupid Ages
Max talks about Professor Johnathan Haidt's article in the Atlantic "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life have been Uniquely Stupid". We compare the techno-optimism of 2011 to the techno-pessimism of today, and contrast the different prescriptions on what to do about it.
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Jonathan Haidt: Why the Past 10 Years of American Life have been Uniquely Stupid
Tweet: Thread: In the early 2010s, something changed in the wiring of society, and things got weird -- first on campus, then everywhere. I've been struggling to understand it, writing a series of four articles in @TheAtlantic.
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