Send this to every parent who swears by a book written by a guy with zero background in media effects and a history of cherry-picking evidence.

Solid pseudo-science debunk of one of the silliest moral panics of our time. Please stop looking for the “one simple trick” of raising happy kids. I know kids who became far less anxious, more adventurous, once they had phones. It’s a fallback and a map in your pocket, damn it.

this line slayed me Michael Hobbes 2024 adults: thank god i didnt have a smartphone in high school 2000 adults: thank god i didnt have age of empires 2 in high school

I seriously need to thank You're Wrong About... and If Books Could Kill for their recent episodes on "Phones Are Good Actually" and "The Anxious Generation." I sent them to my parents. They now understand that I am pursuing my artistic career, not just "wasting time on social media" <3

This month's bonus episode can be summarized in one word: Eric Adams. A brief introduction to the evil goofball currently in charge of New York City. Subscribe on Patreon to listen. patreon.com/ifbookspod

Sad he tweeted this too late for the new If Books Could Kill patreon episode 😭

We cannot wait to cover this one

Worth a(nother) listen.

So, Jonathan Haidt announced he would put corrections for "The Anxious Generation" on his website. So, far there is only one entry on the recently created page. After reading the book, I think there should be many more. Maybe we can crowdsource a proper errata page?

NEW EPISODE: How a mother, a daughter and a crackpot Swiss psychologist gave us the world's most popular Buzzfeed quiz. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

We have some good news!

I just re-listened to this and my big take away is how intellectually dishonest Haidt is. The guy just has to lie in service of his narrative.

Tomorrow!

Episode 32: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother For millennia, society has wrestled with the best methods for raising children. Only one woman was brave enough to give the real answer: scream at them until they play the piano. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bat…

The jump scare at the end of this episode…

Please write a book 🙏

my kings 😌 If Books Could Kill