>what does it say about us humans that we fall for progressively more extreme stuff? Perhaps that few people actually hold balanced views and nowadays a comprom

>what does it say about us humans that we fall for progressively more extreme stuff? Perhaps that few people actually hold balanced views and nowadays a compromise is looked down upon and a mark of a weak character? It says we are the way that we are. The human brain is full of little quirks and cognitive biases that unavoidably shape our behavior, at least on the large scale. Anyone who builds a system or an organization or a movement ignores them at their peril. This happens to be one of them.