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Originally Posted by Chico23231

Yeah, I’ve read it and Haidt, who isn’t a conservative but a 2-3 time best seller whose coddling of the young mind book should be required reading in high school. He’s well regarded. You should read his substack as he takes the research and is asking why. Goldberg from the times has written about it and came out with tech and social media, Matt Yglesias wrote about it with the research and said didn’t excuse it. Haidt has written about this long before this study, parenting and higher education is problematic.

Why the 2011-2012 upward spike for every category after straight lines for 10 years?…why are 56% lib women claiming a mental illness? Why are kids suffering from in a mental health crisis across the country?

One thing with Liberals that Haidt has pointed out is what he calls “Catastrophizing” of their issues. Example: the world is going to end in 9 years due climate change, not recognizing transgender people will lead too genocide, calling the police on people of color will likely lead to their death, Covid will never end and will eventually kill everyone, etc. His point is, if keep saying this hyperbolic statements (which most adults understand is political) in front of kids over and over, they will believe it. So what do you think will happen?

He’s also mentioned there is a problem within rich, white progressive kids…which upper middle class to wealthy coastal elites have become that base….they have the inconvenient identity where they need to adapt a “social signal” to identify with a marginalized group, people who have mental illness. Over prescribed, over diagnosed ailments.

There is truth to this. Climate change is such a significant issue we shouldn't have to be hyperbolic about it. Like I said this data is on par with what we have seen from previous research. In terms of the spike there are myriad reasons. I do think if you look at the age a lot has to do with a specific focus by that generation on mental well being compared to previous generations, but you can also through political ideology in there as well. On a anecdotal level my sister is a fundamental baptist and very conservative. She can't pay her bills her outlook is faith in god. He will provide a way. Me and my socialist atheist outlook? I stay up at night trying to solve the problem obviously causes stress.

Substack? I am assuming this is some reddit thing?