Yeah, it may have worked in some contexts, but people also read the room. And when the algorithm is setting the room to "1 tick more extreme than you" they grad

Yeah, it may have worked in some contexts, but people also read the room. And when the algorithm is setting the room to "1 tick more extreme than you" they gradually dial up. I've watched this process turn friends who had pretty mild political leanings to "burn it all down" radicals or transform into right wing talk radio hosts. It's not good.