[jfengel]

Democracy requires allies, so the overall position will tend to settle into two camps.

I'm not sure how well that reflects people's actual opinions. In many cases I think people don't care much about most topics. They simply accept the position of their allies. Occasionally they even find it abhorrent but necessary.

I think that mass communication has exacerbated that for decades, and AI at most optimizes it a bit further.

I don't really expect fine critical thinking. Most people aren't experts at most things.

But I am a bit surprised at the degree to which people have twisted themselves in knots to justify positions that do not withstand even the slightest scrutiny.