Jonathan Haidt: Can Gen Z Survive?

Soul Boom

Rainn Wilson

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Rainn Wilson chats with social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt ('The Anxious Generation', 'The Coddling of the American Mind') about the profound impacts of digital technology on society and mental health. They delve into the anxiety, challenges and transformations faced by Gen Z due to smartphones, Tik Tok and Instagram, exploring solutions to mitigate these effects and emphasizing the importance of reconnecting with community and spirituality. This episode offers crucial insights for anyone interested in understanding and improving our digital landscape. Tune in to uncover how we can navigate the complexities of a tech-dominated world and foster healthier, more connected communities.

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0:00.0	I think they're going to look back on this period from about 2020 to 2030 or 35 as an enormous
0:05.5	turning point in human history. And it could go really, really badly. And it could be that we
0:11.9	somehow come out of it and create the greatest societies ever, ever know.
0:19.6	Hey there. It's me, Rain Wilson. And I want to dig into the human experience. I want to have
0:24.5	conversations about a spiritual revolution. Let's get deep with our favorite thinkers, friends,
0:29.7	and entertainers about life, meaning, and idiocy. Welcome to the Soul Boom podcast. So just to, I'll just lay out the thesis very briefly,
0:43.9	just so that listeners and viewers know what, you know, where I'm coming from and why I'm making
0:48.3	these pronouncements about the future. So I'm a social psychologist at New York University's
0:53.1	Stern School of Business. I'm supposed to be studying capitalism and morality.
0:58.0	I have a book contract to do that.
0:59.0	That fits perfectly with my mandate at NYU Stern.
1:02.0	Just thank you for your work.
1:04.0	You know, I've been working on the mental health epidemic with my company,
1:11.1	Soul Pancake and now Soul Boom,
1:13.1	which is more specifically kind of spiritual solutions
1:15.8	to mental health.
1:16.7	Speaking about mental health, my own mental health journey,
1:19.1	and you're at the vanguard of this charge
1:22.1	that the mental health epidemic is not entirely caused by,
1:26.6	but is certainly led by this idea of
1:30.7	kids being raised by screens and the toxins of social media. But it's a very clear path out.
1:37.4	Do you believe that we can change these behaviors and reduce this mental health epidemic? Yes, I'm actually very confident that
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