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“in a psychologically safe group, members can disagree with each other and criticize each other’s ideas respectfully. That’s how ideas get vetted. What emerged on campus as emotional safety, in contrast, was a much broader concept that came to mean this: ‘I should not have to experience negative emotions because what someone else said or did. I have a right not to be triggered’ “
Jan 14, 2026 10:47AM
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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“Porn sites will show them how to have anal sex long before they’ve had their first kiss”

What educational porn is this author watching? Link me. I know I’m picking nits but the way he chooses his language feels so heavily coded for one agenda. His bias feels so thick.
Jan 15, 2026 10:05AM
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness


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Matt I don’t know if my TDS is flaring up or what but the last twenty minutes of this is reading like “boomers got it. Gen y and z don’t” bitch who raised us? Talk about a no accountability generation. I may be misreading this entirely but I’d assume this book is FOR ME as the closer peer group. Not to jerk off a bunch of boomers going “you’re right. They suck and here is why”. Am I the wrong audience for this? I’m going to read on. But holy shit this has completely altered the tone of the book for me. We will see if I cool it and we course correct. Hopefully I remember I don’t need to be triggered.

“Uh kids don’t play outside anymore and communities don’t help raise anyone! Sure. Boy Scouts and the Catholic Church. But WHAT ELSE, you know!? Snowflakes”

Moron. Ok I’ll calm down now.


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