I don't think much has changed, what has changed is we now have the Internet and technology, enabling the ideas and information to be heard.

>> Reading this thread demonstrate to me why we (as a society, no matter where you're living) can't live together as we've been doing anymore. The ideas are colliding in too many areas and all of them look like a rat trap. Something hostile in human behavior we are unable to remove is deeply rotten and who knows how we can fix it. This are sad (but non desperate) times to live.

> I don't think much has changed, what has changed is we now have the Internet and technology, enabling the ideas and information to be heard.

It's not just that. The internet and technology also allow an unprecedented levels of disconnection, dehumanization, and "filter bubble"-ing.

IRL interaction put breaks on a lot things that online interaction has now removed.

I’m somewhat hopeful. For me getting out of the media bubble was actually super easy once you just do it and now I feel like I have a more accurate view of the world and a lot less stress. If people stop overdosing on CNN and Fox and Facebook then after the withdrawals I think everyone will feel just better and clearer. Now how do we make everyone stop doing that? No idea.

Wikipedia current events is my “news” source now and I couldn’t be happier

It is all pushed by digital ad revenue. Conflict is extremely profitable. As long as socials and infotainment (it's not news) companies make more selling conflict and outrage, that is all we'll get. They will amplify anything for more dollars. When is the last time you saw a headline that wasn't click-bait? Everyone is so busy hating their neighbor they miss the oligarchy printing money.