Calm Down

Calm Down

Share this post

Calm Down
Calm Down
Social media didn't make you an ignorant jerk. It let you become the ignorant jerk you wanted to be.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Social media didn't make you an ignorant jerk. It let you become the ignorant jerk you wanted to be.

Ben Dreyfuss is responding.

Ben Dreyfuss's avatar
Ben Dreyfuss
Apr 21, 2022
∙ Paid
13

Share this post

Calm Down
Calm Down
Social media didn't make you an ignorant jerk. It let you become the ignorant jerk you wanted to be.
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
5
Share
woman holding leaf
Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash

(This is the first of a series of posts in response to Jonathan Haidt’s Atlantic essay “Why the past 10 years of American life have been uniquely stupid.”)

When Facebook first launched, users had a profile page which they would fill in with photos and their favorite bands and their relationship status, and other things …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Calm Down to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Ben Dreyfuss
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More