Part of the shtick and cult idea of alienation to create a common enemy or 'the other'. "Those guys are dumb, they can't see it, but you can, cuz you smart!" (

Part of the shtick and cult idea of alienation to create a common enemy or 'the other'. "Those guys are dumb, they can't see it, but you can, cuz you smart!" (Twitter is geared to show you these hot takes, they also bait reasonable people to 'engage')