# The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as an excellent account of the changing students in higher education. One critic says it presents overly simplified narratives.

## Why people recommend it

- Describes changes facing higher education students (1 comments): "That is an excellent book that describes the changes higher education is facing in its students" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49260783))

## What people warn about

- Presents overly simplified narratives (1 comments): "I just don't think he should try to present such simplified narratives" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47384538))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735224919?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780735224919) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff", https://hackerapproved.com/p/coddling-of-the-american-mind/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).