Jonathan Haidt explains why we can't focus anymore
September 18, 2025
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as posted by the channelIn this first episode of Into the Machine, I sit down with social psychologist and #1 NYT bestselling author Jonathan Haidt. We explore how AI and social platforms are reshaping democracy, childhood, and the very ability to think.
We discuss polarization so deep it breaks compromise, the way attention itself is being fractured, and why technologies built for connection are now eroding it. From the promise of omniscience to the threat of omnipotence, Haidt warns of a world where anyone can harm anyone else, and where human relationships may be at risk of vanishing altogether. Where sustained attention is the most scarce resource we have.
This is a conversation about how we got here, and what it will take to find a better way forward.
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