> it was more than AI and Social media that made these things political, it was the political branches of government that made it so by mandates and rhetoric th

> it was more than AI and Social media that made these things political, it was the political branches of government that made it so by mandates and rhetoric that pitted people against each other But social media did wonders at spreading & amplifying that message, since pitting people against each other in endless arguments generates lots of "engagement".