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The LA riots were in 1992. People were getting arrested for marching for civil rights in the 1960s. Things have improved quite a bit. There was just a period w
by fiblye 6y ago
The LA riots were in 1992. People were getting arrested for marching for civil rights in the 1960s.
Things have improved quite a bit. There was just a period where things were brushed under the rug and not acknowledged, but giving internet access to everyone has made us aware of what's been ignored for so long. There are clear bumps of race-motivated crimes or discrimination sometimes, but there's a pretty obvious downward trend in acceptance of it.
- specialist 6y agoI'm not so sure. In the public sphere, certainly. There remain many dark corners, where these pathologies flourish. Social media just changed the landscape. Engagement maximizing algos birthed outrage cancel culture. It lets people find each other. It accelerates radicalization, both left and especially right leaning. And the filter bubble keeps these things out of the public sphere.