I would argue that the selling of data is the second most destructive byproduct of social media, the first being dehumanization becoming part and parcel with on

I would argue that the selling of data is the second most destructive byproduct of social media, the first being dehumanization becoming part and parcel with online communication - and its bleeding into offline. I believe the reason that extreme ideologies on both sides of the spectrum have gained a foothold in recent years is because their ideas lend themselves to the hyperbolic, binary patterns of online discussion. We should put "social media" to pasture and try to come up with something better.