However, there are also some issues. One being the algorithm. The algorithm pushes certain things onto certain audiences and this can lead them to only seeing one opinion on an issue. This will likely lead them to believing this outlook on things since it is the only thing they are exposed to. If other opinions cannot be observed due to the algorithm and lack of outside opinions, it is likely for individuals to become deeply rooted in beliefs that might not have even originally been their own.
Additionally, I personally believe in mass hysteria, which is an underresearched mass mental health crisis. Though this isn't well researched, it is when the general public falls into a certain line of beliefs that may be unhealthy in order to cope with their own struggles. This generally happens during turmulous times. Here's a link to a video on this topic:
Personally, I believe this to be especially true with "political" issues that shouldn't be political, where people are fed a certain idea that they begin to believe and become so deeply rooted in. But I'm not really in the mood to be discussing such topics due to, well, you know, the election. However, I think that many exteremists on both sides become this way due to what they see on the internet.
Those in generations prior to mine say that in the past, politics weren't so full of hate and extreme measures, with people with different beliefs unable to find common ground. Maybe they are misremembering or maybe it's because the internet wasn't used as a political weapon back then. Or, maybe those who did hold such beliefs just didn't have the platform to express them.
Who knows. I'm tired. A lot of you probably are too. Good luck out there.
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