[sharikous]

> It's getting harder to remember life before the internet, but it was largely similar. Different pockets of people had different beliefs and tended to choose an echo chamber.

Before the internet, in fact, it was difficult to seek out information from outside your echo chamber. Now it is a few clicks away, even if you might prefer not to do that.

> The other difference is that media is so less centralized now, the circles are further apart.

I think it is questionable to say that. The mainstream part of the internet today is very much centralized.

> the right tends to be more tolerant of dissent.

I agree with that. I remember when the "inclusiveness" buzzword started to gain traction and I naively thought that the meaning was being welcoming to all, regardless of political opinions. Boy, I was wrong.