I wonder what effect this has on peoples' perceptions and willingness for political parties to negotiate and compromise. My general sense is that polarization m

I wonder what effect this has on peoples' perceptions and willingness for political parties to negotiate and compromise. My general sense is that polarization makes compromise practically impossible, hindering democracy (in the US) to a point where it looks too ineffective. --- More personally, most of the political news media I 'consume' comes from outlets that oppose my own perspective. I used to think I was 'hate-listening' to this stuff, but I also realized that listening to outlets I already agree with feels a bit too self-indulgent for me. I'm curious if this is like a separate form of junk food that requires its own kind of self-control to avoid.