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by sangnoir 1318 days ago
Social media is just a tool for political atomization.

People were already angry on AM radio and cable "news" channels. Gerrymandering works on political maps and demographics - politicians have figured that by boxing voters into bins and away from the center, they can have their votes forever.

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Right. And social media capitalizes on that behavior and amplifies it significantly.