Triggered by Trigger Warnings? NYU Students Prove Haidt’s Point

Since his 2018 book The Coddling of the American Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has been documenting the harms that well-meaning movements such as “safe spaces” have had on our society, especially our youth. Ironically, his commencement address at NYU this spring sparked the very reaction he has been trying to fight – students treated their emotional discomfort with his ideas as the equivalent of a physical threat, asking if he was the “safest” option. Their response proved his point. Marcus has some thoughts.Further ReadingBooing Of Jonathan Haidt Shows How Bad The Left’s Coddling-Induced Intolerance Has BecomeBook: The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for FailureBook: The Anxious Generation This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com