We had a major information revolution in the form of internet, digital media, social media. And those turned out to be designed much better for propaganda and disinformation and “canceling” than they were for truth. They did not evaluate truth in transmitting information. They simply evaluated addictiveness, which means they prioritized outrage and enticing the false conspiracy theories over truth. And then a third thing that happened, and I argue it must not be underestimated.....

Jonathan Rauch on Americas Competing
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/jonathan-rauch-americas-competing-totalistic-ideologies/619386/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook