Even if the system does not condition or change anyone in predictable ways, the info overload can still break the brains capacity to match internal world model

Even if the system does not condition or change anyone in predictable ways, the info overload can still break the brains capacity to match internal world model with the external world. After which emotions and emotionally resonant content rule. Rationality dies. And you don't need social media to produce it, just an info explosion.