The really painful thing is that probably 80% of people are quite reasonable but on social media the extremes on both sides dominate conversation. Extreme toxic

The really painful thing is that probably 80% of people are quite reasonable but on social media the extremes on both sides dominate conversation. Extreme toxicity as well as extreme fragility are the norm. Extremity is highly engaging and richly rewarded, hence maximizing polarization has become an incentive on its own. "normal" users have been exposed to this discourse for several years now, and may have internalized it.