The internet is a reflection of the most extreme (and thus crazy) parts of our society. It’s basically what you’d get in a democracy if you could just vote over

The internet is a reflection of the most extreme (and thus crazy) parts of our society. It’s basically what you’d get in a democracy if you could just vote over and over again. Nutcases with too much time on their hands would spend all day voting, because they’re true believers or just for the lulz. Ordinary people might vote a few times, but they have other stuff to do. When they realize they have no real power against the nutcases, they might just give up. Now replace “voting” with “posting” and you’re pretty close to how modern social media works.