This is absolutely on the mark. (Though it's been obvious for at least 8 years how this was all going to play out.) How Twitter could be the death of liberal democracyhttps://theweek.com/articles/818951/how-twitter-could-death-liberal-democracy …
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I don't block anybody. I get comments from people with opposing views. I'm occasionally followed by Trump supporters! Perhaps I made a point they agreed with. I see no hermetic seals. Far less than the MSM.
Right, but we're talking about a tendency among activists (and politically committed) - that's the polarisation & entrenchment that drives the increased authoritarianism. I can give you Twitter profiles to check out if you want to see the phenomenon in action (e.g., Dan Arel).
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In the same way that some people only read the newspapers that agree with them. Polarisation occurred before WW2. Now the medium is fragmented. Anyone can be a vector not just newspaper barons.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I don't think having Twitter drives authoritarianism. I think that is a response to stagnating wages and job insecurity, the loss of well paid jobs etc. Correlation is not cause, and polarisation is the proximate cause, not the ultimate cause of this.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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