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by KerrAvon 1227 days ago
Haven't read enough of his essay to form an opinion yet, but I very much appreciate the following from the intro. Engaging with reasonable skepticism is important.

> In sum, it’s reasonable to start with skepticism of my claim (with Jean Twenge) that there is an epidemic of mental illness that began around 2012, and that is related in large part to the transition to phone-based childhoods, with a special emphasis on social media. It makes sense to embrace as a null hypothesis the skeptics’ view that there is nothing to see here, just another moral panic, and the kids are fine. I am in full agreement that the burden of proof falls on me.