Thread by @cjsewall9

A month ago I wrote a piece explaining how the majority of research in this area is unreliable bc the measures used are fatally flawed. I sent it to the @nytimes & other major outlets. All passed. But these types of #moralpanic pieces get published almost every week. Fear=clicks

https://twitter.com/jonhaidt/status/1421452154435407876

I am honestly curious to hear what @JonHaidt and @jean_twenge think about the now well known measurement issues with self-reported tech use & whether it impacts their views about the validity/reliability of their conclusions that tech is causing harm to teens.

Here’s the piece I wrote, btw, if anyone is interested. Thankfully, @ConversationUS decided to publish it:

https://twitter.com/cjsewall9/status/1407720498356752386