It's far beyond the web, polarization/toxicity is now all over politics, media, outrage mobs, protests, etc. It's growingly reminiscent of cultural revolutions and other negative historical events, which is not a good thing.
To start:
- Stop using social media
- Don't use services that have public digital scorekeeping and other vanity metrics centered around ego and narcissism
- Recall that the 1st Amendment is the first amendment for a very good reason
- Recall that it's perfectly OK to disagree with others, no matter the subject
- Recall that the more difficult a subject often the more nuance is required
- Reject divisive political and social movements
- Reject identity politics
- End outrage mobs
- End PC policing nonsense
- End cancel culture
- Don't engage in 'call out culture' or 'woke' nonsense which incentivizes toxicity, division, and mob behavior both online and offline.
As for future generations, perhaps k8-12 schools should have mandatory studies of inquisitions, mob mentalities, lynchings, witch burnings, and cultural revolutions, and the tremendously negative outcomes associated with those types of behaviors.
To start:
- Stop using social media
- Don't use services that have public digital scorekeeping and other vanity metrics centered around ego and narcissism
- Recall that the 1st Amendment is the first amendment for a very good reason
- Recall that it's perfectly OK to disagree with others, no matter the subject
- Recall that the more difficult a subject often the more nuance is required
- Reject divisive political and social movements
- Reject identity politics
- End outrage mobs
- End PC policing nonsense
- End cancel culture
- Don't engage in 'call out culture' or 'woke' nonsense which incentivizes toxicity, division, and mob behavior both online and offline.
As for future generations, perhaps k8-12 schools should have mandatory studies of inquisitions, mob mentalities, lynchings, witch burnings, and cultural revolutions, and the tremendously negative outcomes associated with those types of behaviors.