assuming that its true, "its online medias fault", then why havent we seen similar extremes forming in other countries? it seems extreme student violence, ince

assuming that its true, "its online medias fault", then why havent we seen similar extremes forming in other countries? it seems extreme student violence, incels, increased violence, depression and suicide 1. seems to be more of an anerican phenomena (incels, student shootings) 2. started to sharply increase after 2008 financial crisis when huge swaths of people went through huge personal and societal stresses [0] so while online media can definitely be attributed to accelerating and manipulation of people being easier, i would posit that the seeds were already there in the culture and environment... [1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-2008-financial-crisis-increased-suicide-rates-in-us-europe/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-2008-financial-crisis-in... [edit] just to clarify: this isnt to mean i give fb a free pass of course... they are making money off of manipulating people with this kind of misery and extremism which i find reprehensible