Jonathan Haidt, in his upcoming book “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” highlights the detrimental effects of social media and smartphones on Generation Z. He argues that the excessive use of technology has transformed childhood into a phone-centric existence, leading to issues like sleep deprivation, social deprivation, attention fragmentation, addiction, and spiritual degradation. Haidt emphasizes that this has resulted in the most depressed and anxious generation in history, with girls particularly affected by social media’s negative impact on mental health.
https://nypost.com/2024/03/21/lifestyle/author-jon-haidt-has-a-solution-for-social-media-addiction
