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I've been travelling in foreign countries where it felt like political tensions could be cut with a knife. And in those moments, "everyone" is heads down into
by matchagaucho 8y ago
I've been travelling in foreign countries where it felt like political tensions could be cut with a knife.
And in those moments, "everyone" is heads down into their smartphones. Just thumb scrolling and looking for anything that reinforces their beliefs.
- meowface 8y agoSounds like you just accurately described the United States in 2019, as well. Any country undergoing political turmoil is in a similar boat, and sadly probably always will be. The technological means will just continue to evolve.
- jammygit 8y agoOr 2016...
- talmand 8y agoOr just about any year of your choosing. Today it's phones, before then it was newspapers, before then it was the town square, before then it was the village crier, before then it was the guy that talked to spirits/gods/sky, and so on... This is not a new thing.