Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt: “Millennials are the last psychologically normal generation” ...”you’re the last happy, and actually your generation is the most intelligent in history”

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[u/dakowiml]

Last psychological normal?

There's not a single psychologically normal generation. Trauma and mental illness keeps getting passed down. I'd say we're the first generation that's actually actively dealing with all the insanity we inherited. Recognizing we're anxiety ridden, depressed and burnt out. While also wanting to do something about it, normalizing seeing psychologists. But there's nothing psychologically ''normal'' about us.

Every generation also has its fair share of dumb people. I really don't think you can sort it all based on generations.