> In those days, you'd be spending too much time in front of your screen, and the worst that could happen was you'd worsen your eyesight, end up somewhat socially inept, or even get a job in the industry once you grew up.
Social ineptness of nerds is not because they spend time in front of computers. It's much more the other way round: those with a predisposition to ineptitude like computers.
Is there any _scientific_ evidence rather than folklore/gut feeling backing up the sentence above?
Both are probably creating an anti-synergy in this scenario.
The person that's socially inept will likely spend more time alone/with their PC then if this outlet didn't exist, and that will inevitable further hamper their social skills
I love academics complaining about lack of free speech while exercising said right. They seem to confuse right to free speech with freedom from criticism.
Academics? Almost all of the free speech complaints I see these days come from the right, from people who would feel insulted if you called them an academic.
How do you define academic? For me it's essentially a synonym of a research scientist at a university. And that definition clearly fits Haidt.
>Jonathan David Haidt is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at the New York University Stern School of Business.
Also, the title makes it obvious that he is no expert on mental illness. He's a business school professor.
Social ineptness of nerds is not because they spend time in front of computers. It's much more the other way round: those with a predisposition to ineptitude like computers.
Is there any _scientific_ evidence rather than folklore/gut feeling backing up the sentence above?