Conservative political philosophy (Edmund Burke) teaches that societies are complicated systems where it is very easy to tear things down but very hard to rebuild them up; this wisdom was forgotten in the 2010s when social media gave everyone the technological power to tear down institutions without the ability to rebuild
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Jonathan HaidtEvidence Quote
“it's very easy to tear things down it's very hard to build them back up and what happened in the 2010s we had this technology that allowed us to everyone can tear down everything”
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UBC Phil Lind Initiative 2023 Presents: Jonathan Haidt— UBC School of Public Policy and Global AffairsCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:15:40 AM
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