"Uniquely Stupid" Decade
July 5, 2022
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as posted by the channelAmericans aren’t dumb—at least individually—but something changed in the last ten years that made the country-as-a-whole stupid in an unprecedented way. And yes, it was social media. What was once a place to share cute kid pics became a place to score hits on enemies and undermine institutional trust, and the viral nature of social media empowered the far political extremes, misinformation networks, and an unholy number of trolls. Can a country afflicted by structural stupidity survive?
This conversation was part of the 2022 Aspen Ideas Festival.
Speakers:
Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief, The Atlantic
Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, New York University Stern School of Business
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