Lukianoff observed that beginning around 2013-2014, college administrators began telling students they were in danger, which he feared would teach students to catastrophize—the same cognitive distortion that exacerbates anxiety and depression.

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Speaker

Greg Lukianoff

Evidence Quote

I was watching on campus um administrators, in my opinion, um exercising modes of behavior that seemed to be saying to students, 'You're in great danger all the time.'

Source

The Coddling of the American Mind moderated by Malcolm GladwellThe 92nd Street Y, New York
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:13:07 AM

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