It does strike me that the polarization is more of an internet phenomenon rather than a social media phenomenon (although of course they are tightly linked). Pe

It does strike me that the polarization is more of an internet phenomenon rather than a social media phenomenon (although of course they are tightly linked). People get most of their news from the internet now, and to cope with the disruption major outlets started having to make a lot more clickbait and inflammatory content, and that results in polarization. I think these charts say it all: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2019/06/the-nytimes-is-woke.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2019/06/th...