It's a self inflicted problem. The reason this content is so popular is because it feels subversive (and, separately, trolling is more fun than virtue signaling

It's a self inflicted problem. The reason this content is so popular is because it feels subversive (and, separately, trolling is more fun than virtue signaling). The way we measure political alignment is so weird. Maybe instead of "left vs. right," the scale should be "reactionary vs. contrarian" – how do you consume and perceive information? A second axis could be "lurker vs. contributor" – do you mostly consume information, or also produce it? These seem like meaningful differentiators in the context of online discourse, and how it ultimately shapes real-world opinion.