Christiana

We've created a world where the barrier to entry for some of the things that we've agreed on as some of the most harmful to younger kids, the barrier to entry is zero. It's literally, you click a button that says, I am 18 or older. And I remember the first time I saw that button when I wasn't 18, it was on a computer game called Leisure Suit Larry. I don't know if you've ever heard of this game.

We've created a world where the barrier to entry for some of the things that we've agreed on as some of the most harmful to younger kids, the barrier to entry is zero. It's literally, you click a button that says, I am 18 or older. And I remember the first time I saw that button when I wasn't 18, it was on a computer game called Leisure Suit Larry. I don't know if you've ever heard of this game.

No, I haven't heard of that. So it was a story of this man, Leisure Suit Larry, whose only goal was to have sex. That's all he was trying to do.

No, I haven't heard of that. So it was a story of this man, Leisure Suit Larry, whose only goal was to have sex. That's all he was trying to do.

I remember the first one, you were just at a bar, and you would type on the computer, like, open door, knock on door, and the bouncer would be like, what's the code? And you're like, what is the code? But when I think about this world, I think about the option is like, in the game, it would say to you at the beginning... are you 18 or older? And I said, no. I was honest. I was like, no.

I remember the first one, you were just at a bar, and you would type on the computer, like, open door, knock on door, and the bouncer would be like, what's the code? And you're like, what is the code? But when I think about this world, I think about the option is like, in the game, it would say to you at the beginning... are you 18 or older? And I said, no. I was honest. I was like, no.

And the game was like, you're not old enough to play. I remember being like, oh. And then I booted it up again. And then I went, I am 18. And it was like, welcome to the game. Something is happening to our kids. Anxiety, depression, and loneliness are on the rise, and it looks like it's not just a phase. Parents overwhelmed, young people feel lost, and no one's quite sure what or who is to blame.

And the game was like, you're not old enough to play. I remember being like, oh. And then I booted it up again. And then I went, I am 18. And it was like, welcome to the game. Something is happening to our kids. Anxiety, depression, and loneliness are on the rise, and it looks like it's not just a phase. Parents overwhelmed, young people feel lost, and no one's quite sure what or who is to blame.

But today's guest has spent years trying to answer just that question. Jonathan Haidt is a leading social psychologist, a professor at NYU, and the author of The Anxious Generation, a book that's sparking urgent conversations around the world today. In this episode, we unpack what's going wrong and what we might still be able to do to get it right. This is What Now? with Trevor Noah.

But today's guest has spent years trying to answer just that question. Jonathan Haidt is a leading social psychologist, a professor at NYU, and the author of The Anxious Generation, a book that's sparking urgent conversations around the world today. In this episode, we unpack what's going wrong and what we might still be able to do to get it right. This is What Now? with Trevor Noah.

So when you wrote Anxious Generation, did you think you were tapping into the, I mean, arguably like one of the most, what would you call it? The most pertinent moments of this generation? Because I mean, you've written a few books and every author who's writing about something, especially someone as learned as you, is thinking about the world.

So when you wrote Anxious Generation, did you think you were tapping into the, I mean, arguably like one of the most, what would you call it? The most pertinent moments of this generation? Because I mean, you've written a few books and every author who's writing about something, especially someone as learned as you, is thinking about the world.

But this feels like it tapped into every single parent and everyone who's in the zeitgeist. It completely, I mean, it's still, you know, the last I checked, it's still on the New York Times bestsellers list. It just stays there as robust as ever.

But this feels like it tapped into every single parent and everyone who's in the zeitgeist. It completely, I mean, it's still, you know, the last I checked, it's still on the New York Times bestsellers list. It just stays there as robust as ever.

Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah. What do you think it is about the topic that connected with people as much as it has? Yeah.

Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah. What do you think it is about the topic that connected with people as much as it has? Yeah.

Let's talk a little bit about the two different worlds. Because to Christiana's point, I actually love that you broke them down. On the play side, Christiana will tell you, I don't have any kids. But I'm vehemently against the way I see kids living now. And one of the big ones for me was just like when I moved to New York.

Let's talk a little bit about the two different worlds. Because to Christiana's point, I actually love that you broke them down. On the play side, Christiana will tell you, I don't have any kids. But I'm vehemently against the way I see kids living now. And one of the big ones for me was just like when I moved to New York.

I don't know why I've been so like I'll be at like playgrounds no I won't be like at the playground let me not say it that way I'll be walking past the playground you walk in New York you know And every time I'm there, I see every parent with a kid or every child minder with a kid or every nanny with a kid.

I don't know why I've been so like I'll be at like playgrounds no I won't be like at the playground let me not say it that way I'll be walking past the playground you walk in New York you know And every time I'm there, I see every parent with a kid or every child minder with a kid or every nanny with a kid.