When you have a bell curve of education and intelligence, around a third of the population will always believe simple lies based on vibes and outrage, and will

When you have a bell curve of education and intelligence, around a third of the population will always believe simple lies based on vibes and outrage, and will vote accordingly. If your media system profits directly from lies and outrage, and there's a class which specifically weaponises lies and outrage for self-servingly cynical ends, the outcome is predictably suicidal.