I think the rising sense of division is caused by social networking sites that are increasingly interest-based or focused on small communities. When every inte

I think the rising sense of division is caused by social networking sites that are increasingly interest-based or focused on small communities. When every interaction is focused around people who already agree with you, it begins to feel like the whole world agrees with you on everything. This is a pretty pleasant feeling. But then when someone wanders in to your sphere with a different point of view, the interactions are vitriolic. This is most notable on social networking sites like Twitter where you mostly follow / interact with people who agree with you, but randos can jump in out of nowhere and stir the pot. I believe that we, as a society need to engage with one another better. Be less quick to judge. Be less quick to mock. Learn to get along with people that hold views that are antithetical to our own -- just like we have to in the real world. And when someone comes in to your community with the explicit intent of disruption, simply ignore them.