“Social media is destroying civil discourse and making everyone more extreme”
Agree
- Algorithms reward outrage
- Echo chambers eliminate nuance
- Tribal thinking increases
- Studies show rising polarization
- Reasonable voices get drowned out
Disagree
- Gives voice to marginalized groups
- Society was always divided
- Connects like-minded people
- Exposes you to different views
- Polarization started before social media
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