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JON HAIDT APR 10, 2024 For centuries, adults have worried about whatever "kids these days" are doing. From novels in the 18th century to the bicycle in the 19th and through comic books, rock and roll, marijuana, and violent video games in the 20th century, there are always those who ring alarms, and there are always those who are skeptics of those alarms. So far, the skeptics have been right more often than not, and when they are right, they earn the right to call the alarm ringers "alarmists" who have fomented a groundless moral panic, usually through sensational but rare (or non-existent) horror stories trumpeted by irresponsible media.

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JON HAIDT APR 10, 2024 For centuries, adults have worried about whatever "kids these days" are doing. From novels in the 18th century to the bicycle in the 19th and through comic books, rock and roll, marijuana, and violent video games in the 20th century, there are always those who ring alarms, and there are always those who are skeptics of those alarms. So far, the skeptics have been right more often than not, and when they are right, they earn the right to call the alarm ringers "alarmists" who have fomented a groundless moral panic, usually through sensational but rare (or non-existent) horror stories trumpeted by irresponsible media.
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Just Another Amy (justanotheramy@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 17:22:52 JST Just Another Amy
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@camwilson @erici
Let’s go.
He starts by preemptively distancing himself from charges of stirring up a baseless moral panic, framing past panics as trivial concerns like bicycles and comic books. This positions him as a rational voice discussing a real and serious issue. By dismissing "alarmists" as hysterical and blaming media for sensationalism, he primes readers to see his argument as valid while undermining opposing views before they’re even introduced.

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