Thread by @glukianoff

THREAD: @JonHaidt & I are proud to present pt 1 of our Afterword to our 2018 book, The Coddling of the American Mind, examining the decline in mental health among Gen Z. 1/5

thefire.org/coddling-the-a…

We set out to write an Afterword for inclusion in COTAM’s 2nd Ed but it ended up so many pages as to raise the price of the book. So instead we’re releasing it in 9 parts on @TheFIREorg’s website for the next two months. 2/5

Mental health among Gen Z compared to previous generations was a major topic of the book. Since the publication of the book, the data has only gotten more stark, as Gen Z depression rates continued to rise even before COVID-19. 3/5

ZERO TWEET: Read on for more on the Coddling Afterword Pt 1, or click the link below to see Pt 1 of a series where Nadine Strossen & I answer bad arguments against #FreeSpeech 0/5

https://twitter.com/glukianoff/status/1435349164871852034

In the book, we expressed skepticism re: effectiveness of trigger warnings. Since COTAM many studies have failed to demonstrate that TWs are an effective intervention.

(@AmnaUncensored & @JeffreyASnyder's Chronicle piece on the topic is a #MustRead) 4/5

chronicle.com/article/the-da…

See the picture for what we’ll be covering in the rest of the series. Next week is Pt 2: It’s Social Media—More Than Screen Time—That Matters For Mental Health. 5/5

BONUS: Hear @mtaibbi, Nadine Strossen, @AmnaUncensored, & @NicoPerrino respond to @onthemedia’s takedown of free speech on @freespeechtalk. 6/5

https://twitter.com/freespeechtalk/status/1438499487861940226