What Jonathan Haidt has said about Meta youth mental health litigation
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 14, 2026
Jonathan Haidt, American social psychologist, professor at NYU Stern School of Business, and author of The Anxious Generation, has been quoted on Meta youth mental health litigation once in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on September 14, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Haidt reads an internal Instagram researcher's note stating that intermittent rewards are the most effective way to keep users returning, likening it to slot machines.
“How to keep someone returning over and over to the same behavior each day? Intermittent rewards are most effective. Think slot machines”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: NYU Professor: Do This for 2 Weeks to Get Your Focus, Motivation, & Life Back (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 16:55
Episodes
NYU Professor: Do This for 2 Weeks to Get Your Focus, Motivation, & Life BackThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 14, 2026 · 59 min
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt tells Mel Robbins how quick dopamine from phones harms boys and girls differently and how to reclaim attention.
Jonathan Haidt on other topics
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- The Anxious Generation · 1 quote
- Instagram · 1 quote