[intro-b]

Well the op-ed is written by one of the founders of the movement conducting the lawsuit and their attorney, so I guess they wanted something arresting and attention-grabbing. I do hate now this kind of rhetoric style has become the norm though — it's just the perfect type of writing that's easily shared on Twitter/Facebook posts.

[nathanaldensr]

This modern hyperbole ends one way: with us on opposite sides of a battlefield shooting at one another.

[norov]

The hyperbole will end the moment we stop rewarding it.

[intro-b]

How do you stop millions of users on Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms from clicking on the link, engaging with the material, leaving likes/dislikes/reactions, and arguing with each other in the comments section? As long as the engagement metrics on our platforms support a style of communication that values polarization and reaction over mild objectivity, this style will propagate itself and continue, as sad as it is.