I went to the New Yorker and read Jessica Winter’s review of Jon Haidt’s The Anxious Generation. The FP had prepared me to expect a hostile takedown. Boy was I surprised! Winter basically gave the book a big thumbs up.
I agree that the remark about his alleged preoccupation with IQ and heredity was off-base and unfair. But mainly Winter j…
I went to the New Yorker and read Jessica Winter’s review of Jon Haidt’s The Anxious Generation. The FP had prepared me to expect a hostile takedown. Boy was I surprised! Winter basically gave the book a big thumbs up.
I agree that the remark about his alleged preoccupation with IQ and heredity was off-base and unfair. But mainly Winter just reported on her discomfort at finding herself AGREEING so much with a guy who was often praised by guys she didn’t like (such as Rogan and Elon Musk). I appreciate the honest self-criticism she modeled.
Please, FP, don’t be afraid to let your readers find out when one of Those Awful People actually says some decent stuff! That only chokes off the path to the free and open debate we need so badly.
I went to the New Yorker and read Jessica Winter’s review of Jon Haidt’s The Anxious Generation. The FP had prepared me to expect a hostile takedown. Boy was I surprised! Winter basically gave the book a big thumbs up.
I agree that the remark about his alleged preoccupation with IQ and heredity was off-base and unfair. But mainly Winter just reported on her discomfort at finding herself AGREEING so much with a guy who was often praised by guys she didn’t like (such as Rogan and Elon Musk). I appreciate the honest self-criticism she modeled.
Please, FP, don’t be afraid to let your readers find out when one of Those Awful People actually says some decent stuff! That only chokes off the path to the free and open debate we need so badly.