Anything proximate to human communication. That people in the West communicate largely over platforms controlled by entities with economic interests has been h

Anything proximate to human communication. That people in the West communicate largely over platforms controlled by entities with economic interests has been highly destructive. Beyond mere vitriol and "misinformation", there's the accelerationism of human social functions powered by instant communication and full of perverse incentives on the part of the platform controllers. There are also lots of incentives for individuals that are harmful to society in the aggregate. To me, this kind of thing is the primary cause of the western malaise.