And once again, yes this *is* me trying to push back against the tsunami of bilge caused by Haidt's The Anxious Generation, to which the strongest rebuttal I've received so far is "No, YOU'RE wrong!" Which is, you know, less than 100% rigorous
It's parents who are anxious about smartphones, not their children newscientist.com/article/mg2643… It's me, in New Scientist, explaining how if you're looking for irrational anxieties caused by phones, it's not necessarily kids you want to start with #Phones #Tech #Anxiety
Smartphones have indeed created an "anxious generation", but it isn't young people, it is their parents, argues neuroscientist Dean Burnett
Off-topic, but “bilge” is such a good and underused word.
Is there a non-paywalled version of your article anywhere?
Seriously, engaging with the hardcore Jonathan Haidt fans is an experience I'd describe as... "not exactly oversaturated with intellectual rigour". If I was being nice, that is.
As ever, please do consider the far more science-based, Young-people-inclusive effort that is my latest book with many glowing reviews Why Your Parents Are Hung-Up on Your Phone and What To Do About It amzn.eu/d/h56jtWF
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All the kids i know (mine are 9 and 11 and mostly well-adjusted) are totally fucked up and neurotic because of shit their parents project on them. It drives me absoluely insane. They're scared of and worried about EVERYTHING. I hate it. All learned behaviour, see/hear it happening in front of you
thank you. i keep wondering when it will sink in with people that the evidence always points dead against Haidt's cooked-up nonsense bsky.app/profile/then...