The Coddling of the American Mind

The authors make their points so clearly. It isolated and characterized a lot of the nagging pains I have when listening to some of the people I meet in daily life. Specifically it calls the recent pc leftist culture out for being — in a select few instances — hypocritical (eg. violent power-grabs), counterproductive (eg. over-parenting), and immature (eg. safe spaces).

Haidt read the audiobook and did a fantastic job. The book got repetitive at times, so I was able to speed some parts up and know when to tune back in because the reading voice is so clear even at high speeds.

The tone of the book was studiously non-melodramatic. This tone itself spoke to me, it said, “don't try to argue against my points with fallacious over-emotional self-protectiveness.” Aka “I am the fatherly voice of reason; and your bedtime is not up for discussion so stop whining.”

Compared to the other Haidt book I read (twice) about cultural moral axes (called The Righteous Mind), this one was less mind-blowing. I recommend folks read that one first (or instead), though this was a great book too.