News Above the Noise—Week of June 23, 2024
1. Surgeon General: “Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms”
In a powerful guest essay in The New York Times, U.S. surgeon general Vivek H. Murthy called on Congress to require a warning on social media, claiming the hours kids spend on these platforms is a major contributor to the youth mental health crisis. This week also saw big announcements on the same subject in California, with Governor Gavin Newsom announcing he wants to restrict students’ cell phone usage and the Los Angeles Unified School District voting in favor of banning phones and social media during the school day. Click here to read this important opinion piece.
2. What Are “Boommates”—and Should You Consider Becoming One?
Baby Boomers—the roughly 76 million people born in the U.S. from 1946 to 1964—own more large homes in major cities than millennial families, and empty nesters are using their space in a new way: intergenerational living. And the rise of the “boommate” is easing our current housing crunch and the loneliness epidemic. For more on this trend, click here.
3. How to Take Control of Your Life
Every day, we’re bombarded with messages and news and others’ opinions on all kinds of matters—so much so that it can be tricky to focus on your own thoughts and judgments. Yet while making decisions for your life based on your own (independent!) convictions and beliefs may be challenging, it’s not impossible. Arthur C. Brooks' latest column will help you make it happen.
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