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Jonathan Haidt Warns Smartphones Damage Attention
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Jonathan Haidt, an NYU social psychologist, warned at a recent MIT Compton Lecture that smartphones and social media are sharply reducing attention spans, harming education, civic stability, and overall well‑being. He argued classroom internet devices have erased roughly 50 years of educational progress, linked digital platforms to democratic decline since the 2010s, and urged policies including phone bans for children, social‑media age limits, and phone‑free schools.
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