I wish the article had expanded a little more into the political aspect of the past 10 years: Occupy had a passing mention, but deserves a deeper analysis. The

I wish the article had expanded a little more into the political aspect of the past 10 years: Occupy had a passing mention, but deserves a deeper analysis. The populist movements of Occupy Wallstreet and its more effective mirror image - the Tea Party - were a direct result of distrust of the "system" (i.e. government, politicians and corporate America) in the aftermath of the great recession where people observed large-scale foreclosures, while the government was pouring billions to bail-out corporations and, justice wasn't seen to be done regarding those who precipitated the crisis. Social media didn't help,but IMO, trust in institutions was severely eroded and a lot of people felt left behind by the unevenly-distributed "recovery", which splintered people into self-reinforcing ideological echo-chambers. The third act was the Trump presidency, and I have nothing to say which hasn't been said before about polarization in that era.