I'd say increasing economic inequality is the main driver. With inequality, the actual, not just presented, reality is different. Income inequality correlates

I'd say increasing economic inequality is the main driver. With inequality, the actual, not just presented, reality is different. Income inequality correlates with polarization of values, and it's been on the rise for a long time. And wealth inequality is a lot worse. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8608558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8608558/