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Jonathan Haidt: belief

3 Apr 2024 Conversations with Tyler Jonathan Haidt on Adjusting to Smartphones and Social Media

“Total honor system, no enforcement, no cameras, no punishment,” I think shoplifting will go way, way up.”

— Jonathan Haidt

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Jonathan Haidt
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belief
Recorded
3 Apr 2024
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Conversations with Tyler

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…No, not at all. It’s a physical thing. Right. The point is that with shoplifting, you can do it but it’s risky. There’s some possible cost. Whereas if we said, “You know what? Total honor system, no enforcement, no cameras, no punishment,” I think shoplifting will go way, way up. If kids could just walk into the store and take whatever they want, shoplifting would go up. Napster shoplifting was huge, right? That was the online version.…

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