For every person, there exist sentences that are false (or misleading, or create false implications) but appear to be really, really true. It turns out engageme

For every person, there exist sentences that are false (or misleading, or create false implications) but appear to be really, really true. It turns out engagement maximizing sentences are a subset of such false, seemingly true, sentences. Thus, modern internet platforms optimize for connecting you with sentences that are false but appear to be really, really true (or are misleading or create false implications). I've been on leftbook and liberal reddit. I've been on conservative reddit, Trump mailing lists, gnews, and other hyper-right-wing sites. I strongly believe you can sell crazy, unfounded beliefs to anybody if you dress it up just right. Humans are like computers with no firewall, and we just connect willy nilly over the internet. All it takes is one youtube channel or subreddit that pushes the right buttons on your psyche.