The Anxious Generation

Haidt's *Anxious Generation* cherry-picks evidence to oversell social media's harm to teens, ignoring conflicting data, weak effect sizes, and a far messier scientific reality.

Haidt's bestseller blames smartphones for the teen mental health crisis, but critics say his evidence is selective and the real causes are far more complex.

Haidt's viral book blames social media for teen mental health crisis—but leading researchers say he's cherry-picking flawed data to tell parents what they want to hear.

Haidt's viral book blames smartphones for teen mental illness — but researchers say his evidence is selective and the science remains unsettled.

A Gen-Z teen pushes back on Haidt's *Anxious Generation* thesis: phones didn't break his generation — a broken world did, and teens aren't just passive victims.

Chugg argues Haidt's *The Anxious Generation* dangerously oversimplifies the social media–mental health literature, misleading readers while ignoring conflicting data, effect sizes, and alternative explanations.