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I agree and I can’t figure it out. It’s not only the media either - it’s everyone. Extreme polarization is everywhere, and all of it seems to boil down to a str

I agree and I can’t figure it out. It’s not only the media either - it’s everyone. Extreme polarization is everywhere, and all of it seems to boil down to a struggle for power. Rich vs poor, citizens vs police, republican vs democrat, autocratic vs democratic - all being seen in extreme forms. It’s like the world has fallen under a spell or a mass psychosis. I would love to hear theories of what the root cause is. Is it due to massive state sponsored manipulation campaigns via social media? Worth reading: https://consilienceproject.org/social-media-enables-undue-influence/ https://consilienceproject.org/social-media-enables-undue-in...

jesuscript 4y ago
You ever heard a comedian work the crowd where he tells a gender specific joke? Goes something along the lines of “blah blah blah - fellas am I right? Clap if you know what I mean fellas”. And then all the men in the crowd cheer and clap, and all the women boo. And vice versa if the joke had been for the women. The two sides enjoy the clamoring. I’m sure you heard this song: [ANNIE] Anything you can do I can do better I can do anything better than you [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't [ANNIE] Yes, I can [FRANK] No, you can't Is that from a Broadway musical or the News/Internet? Or a comedy show? Hah, maybe that’s what’s going on.