>Is there any doubt that their reckless drive towards anything that increases user engagement has directly resulted in the polarized societies we see everywhere

>Is there any doubt that their reckless drive towards anything that increases user engagement has directly resulted in the polarized societies we see everywhere today? Yes. I doubt it. I think traditional media deserves a lot (most?) of the blame. It is easy for us to blame the internet because we are on the internet. As a generation we've practically forgotten that TV and radio exists and as a result massively undervalue its influence. In our head we all know the stereotype of the fox news addicted older person, yet for some reason we assign more blame to whatever the FB algorithm shows on accident than to the things that network shows on purpose.