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>Violence will increase not decrease as extremists are pushed out of the public square and into echo chambers and non-public Signal groups. I see this claim a
by timmytokyo 6y ago
>Violence will increase not decrease as extremists are pushed out of the public square and into echo chambers and non-public Signal groups.
I see this claim a lot, but is it true? On the one hand, some people will move into harder to find echo chambers. On the other, fewer people will be exposed to extremist content in the first place. Both factors are in play. It isn't clear which one "wins".
- xnx 6y agoIt's definitely not obvious that appeasement leads to better outcomes.