Haidt: Social media intimidation by vocal minorities degrades group intelligence
Jonathan Haidt · Jonathan Haidt: Why Social Media Makes Our Society Stupid · Jul 21, 2022 · at 2:29
Jonathan Haidt explains how intimidation dynamics migrated from university campuses into journalism and other institutions.
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“A small number of young people use social media, not to make arguments, not to respond to arguments, but to destroy anyone who contradicts their sacred values. And that's what makes a group stupid.”
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