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Compliment a stranger or reach out to a loved one. You may do more good than you think #TEDTalks

Humans aren’t just social — we’re ultrasocial, wired like bees and ants for deep connection. So what happens when smartphones take over childhood, tablets replace textbooks and AI companies infiltrate our kids’ lives? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out three principles of technoskepticism — and explains why, two years after sounding the alarm in “The…

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Humans aren’t just social — we’re ultrasocial, wired like bees and ants for deep connection. So what happens when smartphones take over childhood, tablets replace textbooks and AI companies infiltrate our kids’ lives? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out three principles of technoskepticism — and explains why, two years after sounding the alarm in “The Anxious Generation,” he’s more concerned (and hopeful) than ever before.

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  1. @quinetastic

    July 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm

    First! And very interesting…

  2. @matildamatilda1836w

    July 9, 2026 at 4:05 pm

    Good points 😊

  3. @claudiafloreses

    July 9, 2026 at 4:13 pm

    Your videos are always so entertaining and informative! Thank you for this! 🍒🧡

  4. @kurtbecker217

    July 9, 2026 at 4:19 pm

    I so agree… I am retired and I walk every day my 5 miles to stay healthy. On my walk I meet many people, mostly walking their dogs. Many of them I meet every day.
    I do not start a conversation for no good reason usually, but once in a while I feel the need to say something.
    An old lady walking her dog, usually a small lap dog a chihuahua or shih tzu… I immediately feel sad, even so I do not know anything about the woman and the small dog. Usually small dogs do not know they are small and they pretend to defend their momy…
    Just a single sentence will lighten up the day of another person. I say something like this:” Oh what a cute dog, my daughter has one which looks exactly like this one (This is not a lie, she does)”
    The elderly lady smiles and we are on our way.
    I am old myself and I can imagine that even older people are extremely lonely.
    Telling them that they and their dog DO MATTER is important.
    Society cannot function any other way but we are taking care of each other… and it is so easy.

  5. @thinkingimpaired5663

    July 9, 2026 at 4:27 pm

    Once I made the mistake while waiting in a pharmacy line I made the mistake of saying how fortunate a person was being able to be healthy enough to stand in line and be alive. That’s when he exploded into a TDS rant which then spread to the person behind me in line. Now two people are yelling victim narratives in line at a California pharmacy. Rule number one is watch what you say in California. Those two never deserved an apology for my kindness to them. So be cautious of mentally ill individuals in public, they are everywhere in California.

    • @FHLbtg0tiL

      July 9, 2026 at 4:56 pm

      @thinkingimpaired5663 Sadly, they have not limited themselves to California. I had the same thing happen to me by asking a woman about her restaurant…

    • @travelingartistnilofarmehrin

      July 10, 2026 at 12:38 am

      @thinkingimpaired5663 you are taking a risk everyday & talking to people you get all sorts of things you don’t know about. Depending on facial expressions is a bonus 😁

  6. @FHLbtg0tiL

    July 9, 2026 at 4:58 pm

    I think that was a very naive talk.

    • @SamTheMan666

      July 9, 2026 at 7:13 pm

      @FHLbtg0tiL How come? I’d really like to know. I’m not asking this trying to start a fight.

  7. @RebeccaJourney-Smith

    July 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm

    I’m a talker; so, I don’t hesitate to smile and chat with people I dont know!

  8. @TheTruthIsEasier

    July 9, 2026 at 11:29 pm

    I talk to strangers all the time. Not so much the neighbors these days. I feel like I’ve struck out with the people who are “permanent features” in the social landscape. I stopped making an effort to reach out to people after COVID. I’ve often wondered if people in general know that it’s possible to connect with others. So, I keep to myself, my family, and a handful of friends, generally. But talking to strangers, I love that.

    • @LynneKinnucan

      July 11, 2026 at 10:45 am

      @TheTruthIsEasier me too

  9. @travelingartistnilofarmehrin

    July 10, 2026 at 12:42 am

    You can tell what some one is about just by looking at them ….. intuition is actually scientific & realistic . People always have the points where they are hurting …. so that if you find stability in some one that is very prescious .❤

  10. @elMentity

    July 10, 2026 at 2:42 am

    I was literally just talking earlier this evening about how much I suck at meeting new people. Google is clearly listening to everything I say.

  11. @ifonlylm

    July 12, 2026 at 1:04 pm

    I 100% agree. I always say be nice and gracious towards everyone, and the universe will reward you with the same.

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