Young people's in-person social time dropped dramatically after smartphone adoption, from over 2 hours per day in 2012 for 15-24 year olds to substantially less by 2019, demonstrating that social media redirected in-person socializing rather than supplementing it
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Jonathan HaidtEvidence Quote
“the young group 15 to 24 they're spending more than two hours a day with their friends until they get iPhones and then what happens”
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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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