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Jon Haidt

Jon Haidt

@jonathan-haidt · 9 positions · On ppll ↗

Social psychologist at NYU Stern, author of The Righteous Mind, The Coddling of the American Mind and The Anxious Generation. He writes at After Babel.

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2 of Jon Haidt's claims fit 2 mental models. Most often: Collective action problems, Positioning.

Models they name

Their own words name the idea.

Positioning

Set up your situation, rules and defaults so the good choice is the easy one, instead of relying on willpower.

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An age limit on social media does not need perfect enforcement to work, because its job is to change the default rather than to stop every child.

  1. Jon Haidt Social psychologist at NYU Stern The goal is not perfect enforcement. Some kids will still find workarounds. The goal is to shift the environment so children are not pressured into digital spaces they don’t want, simply to avoid being left out. Australia's New Social Media Regulations Put Childhood Firstafterbabel.com · 10 Dec 2025All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsThe goal is not perfect enforcement. Some kids will still find workarounds. The goal is to shift the environment so children are not pressured into digital spaces they don’t want, simply to avoid being left out.

    ↗Australia's New Social Media Regulations Put Childhood Firstafterbabel.com

    10 Dec 2025

Models we see in what they say

Our reading: their claim applies the idea without naming it. The claim is theirs; filing it here is ours.

Collective action problems

What everyone would gain from, nobody provides alone, so shared goods need someone or something to hold people together.

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Parents are caught in a collective-action trap over their children and social media, which only a rule binding on everyone can release them from.

  1. Jon Haidt Social psychologist at NYU Stern Parents want this. They know social media can harm their children, yet many feel trapped because everyone else’s kids are already online. Australia's New Social Media Regulations Put Childhood Firstafterbabel.com · 10 Dec 2025All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsParents want this. They know social media can harm their children, yet many feel trapped because everyone else’s kids are already online.

    ↗Australia's New Social Media Regulations Put Childhood Firstafterbabel.com

    10 Dec 2025