In “ Do the Kids Think They’re Alright? ” Eli George and Jonathan Haidt examine the effects of social media and the online culture on members of Gen Z, individuals born between 1997 and 2012. Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation,” and George, a member of Gen Z, wanted to hear from young people who disagree with their thesis: “We think social media has changed childhood and adolescence for the worse, so much so that it constitutes a ‘great rewiring of childhood.’”

After citing and discussing a number of studies, which seem to support the George-Haidt thesis, George devotes attention to those who responded personally to the questions he and Haidt asked. Of 22 responses, four wrote positively about Generation Z and screens, whereas 18 agreed that social media had damaged their peers an

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