Social media has been at least as warped thanks to state interference and astroturfing, as well as The Algorithm itself creating echo chambers. Social media is

Social media has been at least as warped thanks to state interference and astroturfing, as well as The Algorithm itself creating echo chambers. Social media is designed to make every user feel like they're in the majority no matter their views. Couple that with the incentive to keep users "engaged" by keeping them outraged, and you end up with a user base of various angry mobs from all sides.