The Anxious Generation

AI Rating: 1/10 - "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt examines how smartphones and social media have fueled a mental health crisis in Gen Z, particularly via data on rising anxiety and depression since the early 2010s. It calls for policy changes like phone-free schools and delayed smartphone access, prioritizing child psychology and evidence over ideology. No progressive political messaging, social justice themes, identity politics, or diversity/inclusion agendas; focuses universally on tech harms and parenting failures.