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Screenshot of afterbabel.com: Deterioration of local community a major driver of loss of play-based childhood

Deterioration of local community a major driver of loss of play-based childhood (afterbabel.com)

358 points by throwup238 2 years ago | 335 comments

After Babel essay by Zach Rausch, introduced by Jon Haidt, arguing that the decline of close-knit local communities drove the loss of play-based childhood.

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Screenshot of jonathanhaidt.substack.com: Play deprivation is a major cause of the teen mental health crisis

Play deprivation is a major cause of the teen mental health crisis (jonathanhaidt.substack.com)

338 points by trevin 3 years ago | 291 comments

An After Babel Substack essay by Jon Haidt and Peter Gray arguing that the decline of unsupervised free play is a major cause of the teen mental health crisis.

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#anxious-generation on Hacker News

Deterioration of local community a major driver of loss of play-based childhood(afterbabel.com)

Play deprivation is a major cause of the teen mental health crisis(jonathanhaidt.substack.com)

Deterioration of local community a major driver of loss of play-based childhood (afterbabel.com)

Play deprivation is a major cause of the teen mental health crisis (jonathanhaidt.substack.com)