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Jonathan Haidt & Catherine Price - Helping Gen Alpha Rebel Against Big Tech | The Daily Show

2026-02-26 Comedy
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Bestselling author of "The Anxious Generation" Jonathan Haidt and bestselling author of "How to Break Up with Your Phone" Catherine Price join Desi Lydic to discuss their new collaboration, "The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World." They talk about teaching kids how to own their lives so tech doesn’t own them, comprising a “rebel code” that prioritizes real friendship, freedom, and fun over phones, how parents can create a structured space and time for screens within homes, and why we should press our government to intervene in the mental health crisis caused by big tech. #DailyShow #AnxiousGeneration #ScreenTime #SocialMedia Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedailyshow Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

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@TheTanman412 2026-02-26

It’s not just the people under 35, it’s the people over 60 who are just as lost, being taken advantage of, & addicted to social media. Everybody in between had the advantage of already going through the phase & growing out of it. The older addicts are still recent adopters while the youth have grown up in a world not knowing what it’s like to be without it. I left Facebook, Instagram, & Snapchat in 2021, after joining in 2006 at 18, while still using YouTube anonymously for educational & entertainment purposes, and my mental health is beyond healthier. I know it’s kind of ‘social media’, but still a far cry from the constant toxic pressure/addiction of getting likes & attention, blindly following social trends, and the unhealthy attachments to toxic habits that come from the clique-based digital social circles of interacting with the same small group of people who you aren’t really friends with in real life.

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@divi2747 2026-02-26

sounded like some appreciative parents in the audience.

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@bradenhazle4378 2026-02-26

Also encourage kids to meet for D&D or board games in general.

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@Roguerebel297 2026-02-26

I’m more worried about my mom’s gen. She’s gets fed so much slop and she believes it all.

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@stynen100 2026-03-11

Loved “How to Break Up with Your Phone” by Catherine Price ❤❤❤

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@RebelPhoton 2026-02-26

It's easy to take kids off the screens. Here's what nobody talks about: what do we do with our elders? They are being ravaged by the modern internet addictions and we didn't even help them understand it.

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@mypetcacus 2026-02-26

Its all about doing it together!!

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@rayzee0285 2026-02-26

I think the older people have the most phone problems...

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@derheadbanger9039 2026-02-26

Next step: no social media for adults!

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@meganswaine4135 2026-02-26

Just checked my local library...like 22 physical copies, 13 ebook copies, and even some audio book copies...ALL currently checked out, lol

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