Timely, insightful, important

Thoughtful, nuanced, and sober but compassionate analysis of a boiling social problem. Valuable lessons for society and the individual

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The probably most important book of these times

A book that should be read by teachers, professors, parents, politicians, and everyone else

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Very instructive

Great book, very analytic and down too earth. Exactly the opposite of the rage and callout culture it criticizes.
Will give you a deeper understanding of whats going on and why.

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Lesenswert für Deutsche

Mit etwas linken Bias beschreiben Jonathan Haidt und Greg Lukianhoff die entsprechenden Entwicklungen an den Universitäten. All das findet in abgeschwächter Form nun auch in Deutschland statt.

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Broader implications than the title might suggest

This is basically a discussion of current social trends and the importance of education in general. Solid, well structured ideas. Great examples from history and the current day. Helps to understand what’s going on with the people around us. Highly recommended.

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The road to Hell can be paved with good intentions

I hope they are right when they are optimistic about the years to come. Warning against tribalism, identity politics, us-them thinking, victimization, safeteism, micro-aggressions, calling-out etc., I'm on line with them. Interesting to hear the ideas about I-Generation and the potential harm or influence that social media might have on youth. I also find their argument for underscoring our common humanity instead of diverse identities, is a far better way. I also believe they are right about pointing to our mental system as a system that is anti-fragile - it should not be held safe from all harm and hurt, without adversity it gets weak. What doesn't break you makes you stronger. Finally - I think I'll look up, CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy). I do believe that we shouldn't just trust our feelings, yet they can be irritatingly insistent and loud - I would like to be able to think as clearly, critically and rationally about some topics, but sometimes emotions makes me less 'coolly' rational.

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On target!

I got this audiobook after Konstantin Kisin mentioned it in his An Immigrant’s Loveletter To The West.

Haidt & Lukiaoff shed a light on the forces that play behind this worrying trend towards the easily offended crowds, call-out and cancel culture.
It is very interesting and insightful.
As a mother I found their thoughts on modern day childhood an coming of age very true. I was almost relieved to see that I am obviously not the only parent to worry about this.

I very much appreciated that the authors also suggest ideas/actions to get out of this vicious victimising circle, ending the (audio)book on a positive, hopeful and empowering note.

I highly recommend this (audio)book.

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Conceptually great, but has some irrational bias.

Strong arguments against safetyism and emotional reasoning. If you think it's a good idea to ban words, shield children from adversity, or blame one's emotional state on others' ideas or opinions, this should be a good antidote. However, I would not take this at face value without accounting for at least one layer of politics. There is a "nobody is responsible" approach underlying this that is more helpful to sell books than to seek truth. The first two "great untruths" of fragility and emotional reasoning are on point, and so are their examples. Most topics strike straight at the core of the problem. However, the third "untruth" of good-versus-evil is ill-defined and magics away plenty of evil without evidence. The sane concept of giving the benefit of the doubt is expanded into the insane idea that good-versus-evil conflict is not real. This expansion serves no explicit purpose in the arguments, but often implicitly allows for bias in favor of the authoritarian left. Without evidence or argument, it assigns good intentions to actions that require extreme mental gymnastics to reach from a moral foundation, such as thinly veiled power games and egregious violations of individual fairness. This bias may be a sales tactic, to not further offend the already easily offended part of the target audience. In any case, the twisting of analysis deserves a warning, especially for a book on rationalism.

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