Being a Kid in the Digital Age 👾

In this episode, Mattimore sits down with Steve Morris, author of the best-selling book: “What Size Balls Do I Need?” to explore how the essence of what it means to be a kid is changing…

Broad Topics:

• What has changed about being a kid in 2020?
• The importance of sports for childhood development
• At what age kids should be allowed unregulated screen time
• At what age kids should be allowed to have social media accounts
• How to balance the pros and cons of being a “digital native”
• The natural progression of humans already being cyborgs
• Kids being able to “fact check” parents and teachers
• The future of education, college, and learning
• The future of jobs, income, and automation
• Policies for improving childhood wellbeing

Rapid Fire Questions:

• Does college still make sense from a cost-benefit perspective?
• By what year will machines become smarter than humans?
• Will sufficiently intelligent machines also have consciousness?
• What will be the average lifespan of kids born in the year 2020?
• What will the most sought-after job be for kids growing up in 2030?
• One piece of advice you could give to every kid in America right now?

Future Scenarios:

• Worst case scenario
• Best case scenario
• Most likely scenario

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