Bobby Duffy
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Smartphones shorten our attention spans and Twitter devalues critical thought. Fake news runs rampant on Facebook, clouding our perceptions. The internet has made us dumb, right? In fact, people don't need the internet to get things wrong. Bobby Duffy, a leading public policy researcher, ran a study of how people's beliefs match reality. It was the largest of its kind, spanning a decade and more than 40 countries. He found that we have no idea what...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
We use generations as a tool for tracking how a society's values change over time, and how to appeal to the generations that hold them. What we assume when we talk about generations is that our values and habits are fixed by the time we turn 18, and that generational conflict is inevitable. It is natural to think you have more in common with your peers than with your parents-- but it is also wrong. Duffy argues that generational identities are fluid,...