[brigandish]

> the combined effect is catastrophic.

Where is the catastrophe? What I see is people arguing online. You can point to real world events but I’ll ask next what makes them out of the ordinary and of greater size or import than other years, and it’ll be hard to say they are. But the din online suggests they are. What should we expect when communication tech becomes cheaper and more widespread?

I don’t see any catastrophe though. More speech is a good thing, power to the people and all that.