EPISODE · Jun 22, 2022 · 1H 23M
Episode 89: What's Wrong with Social Media?
from Two Psychologists Four Beers · host Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett
Mickey returns with the hot takes you know and love. He joins Yoel and Alexa to discuss Jonathan Haidt's recent Atlantic article, "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid." Haidt claims the answer is social media, but the cohosts aren't fully convinced. To shed a bit more light on the matter, they turn to an article by Amy Orben and Andrew Przybylski which provides a rigorous analysis of the relationship between social media use and well-being. In the end, Mickey admits to being a hypocrite, and Alexa makes a plug for Big Potato.
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Mickey returns with the hot takes you know and love. He joins Yoel and Alexa to discuss Jonathan Haidt's recent Atlantic article, "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid." Haidt claims the answer is social media, but the cohosts aren't fully convinced. To shed a bit more light on the matter, they turn to an article by Amy Orben and Andrew Przybylski which provides a rigorous analysis of the relationship between social media use and well-being. In the end, Mickey admits to being a hypocrite, and Alexa makes a plug for Big Potato. Links: Two Psychologists F. on Untappd Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid - The Atlantic Orben & Przybylski (2019) Response from Twenge, Haidt, Joiner, & Campbell Response to the Response US TikTok User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China, Leaked Audio Shows The Welfare Effects of Social Media - American Economic Association Windows of developmental sensitivity to social media Corrupting The Youth: Teaching of Psychology | RSS.com
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