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The article does say there are other causes. But social media took the previously invented 24-hour news cycle and all its ills, and put it on steroids.
by woodandsteel 7y ago
The article does say there are other causes. But social media took the previously invented 24-hour news cycle and all its ills, and put it on steroids.
- jfengel 7y agoAbsolutely. It's just that one of my main concerns is that we've been partially blaming foreign agitators on social media for that amplification, and I believe we need to recognize that we've done it to ourselves. Rather than look outside, I want us to start looking inwards... and I've believed that since before social media. I'm trying to remain neutral here, though I suspect you can guess that I blame some specific individuals and groups for that. To my knowledge, they have shown no signs of letting up. They should be the easiest point of failure to fix, and if they won't, I don't know if any amount of analysis and understanding will help.