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The research on social networks is finally getting organized

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The research on social networks is finally getting organized

How a Google Doc from the author of a viral Atlantic essay points the way forward

Casey Newton
Apr 21, 2022
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Today I’d like to point your attention to a Google Doc.

Last week the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt published an 8,000-word piece in The Atlantic titled “Why The Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.” I resisted reading it for a while because, to be honest, the title made me roll my eyes. There are …

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