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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 223: Social Media is Making Us Stupid. Jonathan Haidt says the last 10 years have been uniquely stupid. Why? Because of social media.
Description: The boys drink and review a homebrewed Old Ale, then discuss Jonathan Haidt's essay on how and why the last ten years have been uniquely stupid.
He points the finger at social media, and a few particular features: retweets, likes and shares. "We might have just handed a four year old a loaded weapon."
The problem is that outrage spreads faster than sensible talk. A Republic requires time to slow things down and insulate public policy from the mania of the moment.
Social media amplifies polarization. It's a major source of the fights...