Jonathan Haidt - "The Anxious Generation" | The Daily Show

I still do feel like part of the reason why a lot of kids feel lonely these days it's because we've removed all of the places in person where they can hang out with each other freely and we've made online an unsafe place for them to be.

In order for this to be successful, we need to make "third spaces" more available again. Playgrounds and other places that actually encourage people to be there. This would benefit people of all ages!

I would add a 5th point, which is to move away from a car based society and build places where people can walk around safely. Kids need places they can get to themselves.

Born 1990. My folks would let me just go when we were kids. Leave at 11am, play until dinner. Just rode bikes, played in the woods. Had flip phones and stuff in high school. I can't imagine having an iPhone and social media before college. These kids don't stand a chance.

People born after 1994 would have been around 13-14yo when the Financial Crisis hit and then followed by the Great Recession. These kids would have grown up watching their parents and relatives lose their jobs and homes - and they would have seen their parents and relatives struggle to make ends meet for years. When hope is gone, despair takes over. It’s not surprising to see the cohort of kids born after 1994 grow up with a sense of hopelessness after witnessing their parents’ American Dream crumble before their eyes.

The ability of Jordan to inject comedy into a serious discussion while not derailing the interview or undermining the argument. Basically disguising journalism as a funny haha show. Brilliant

I am a school principal and am 100% in agreement with you on the phone free schools. Our biggest challenge and fight with this is the parents. They complain constantly and are always finding a reason why their kid should have their phone. The fight is draining and leaves me wondering if it's worth it. We NEED the parents on board for this to work!

I really love that Jordan is normalizing atheism by casually remarking on his atheism. We need more of this. And I also really appreciate the acknowledgment of the need for community among secular people, since that’s the main valuable thing that religion provides.

I loved playing on the merry-go-round spinner! It was scary but fun!

Born in 2001 & I definitely agree with his analysis. Everything changed after 2011, touch screen phone, social media giants & a phone based society. He’s 100% right, I’ve seen the affects on myself & the people around me.