A participation threshold changes the cost of holding out
Show why an individual-level explanation or solution is incomplete, identify the surrounding incentives or interactions, and trace how they generate the observed outcome.
The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt · 102 weeksA participation threshold changes the cost of holding out
SHORT SOURCE EXCERPT“only when 10 families”
Haidt traces pressure from early adopters to classmates and then parents, describing how successive concessions intensify pressure on those who remain. He gives a pledge that becomes binding after ten families in the same school and grade join as an example of changing the social cost, while criticizing its particular age threshold.
The example makes both the reinforcing loop and the proposed coordination device inspectable. The distinction between the design of joint commitment and the author’s preferred age rule prevents them from becoming one undifferentiated recommendation.
The source in context.
The chapter defines coordination problems and traces how peer and parent responses can reinforce each other. It then introduces several kinds of collective response, credits help with the action chapters and qualifies the fit of the coming suggestions.
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The example makes both the reinforcing loop and the proposed coordination device inspectable. The distinction between the design of joint commitment and the author’s preferred age rule prevents them from becoming one undifferentiated recommendation.
Its limit
The passage describes the program and Haidt’s interpretation in this edition. It does not establish its current terms, uptake or efficacy, and is not current parenting advice.
Source & edition
Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation; supplied Penguin Press ebook text, copyright 2024; ebook ISBN 9780593655047; internal identifier pid_prh_6.3_146618954_c0_r0.
Supplied text, lines 3022–3052. The short quotation is checked against the source.
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supplied Penguin Press ebook text, copyright 2024; ebook ISBN 9780593655047; internal identifier pid_prh_6.3_146618954_c0_r0