In the decade since Facebook went public, social media platforms have transformed American society. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about what went wrong and how social media could become less corrosive. Originally aired on April 18, 2022. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the Amanpour and Company. channel here: https://bit.ly/2EMIkTJ Subscribe to our daily newsletter to find out who's on each night: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/newsletter/ For more from Amanpour and Company, including full episodes, click here: https://to.pbs.org/2NBFpjf Like Amanpour and Company on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HNx3EF Follow Amanpour and Company on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2HLpjTI Watch Amanpour and Company weekdays on PBS (check local listings). Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City. #amanpourpbs
Hey everybody, I accidentally came upon a great interview by Hari Sreenivasan of Jonathan Haidt (social psychologist) talking about his research of social media effects on society (www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKRu...). Bottom line: "go easier on each other" or become Latin America politically. #Bluesky
Polarization is good for democracy, because democracy is only sustainable when most citizens are polarized against radical anti-democracy extremism. Oops. I didn't read the full instructions. My bad. youtu.be/RKRuvKtFvqo?...
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