03-01-2019, 01:55 PM
It used to be that people had no choice but to be exposed to different opinions. Most people watched the same news. Most people got their social interaction from their surrounding community which included diverse opinions.
Now people have more choices and just watch the news that fits their views. Their social interaction is with people on the internet who agree with them.
Everyone is dividing up into their own little groups. There have always been people with different opinions, but now they are faceless strangers instead of the people you know and have dealt with face-to-face in the community. When you know people from the other side as actual people instead of angry voices on the internet you understand that we all have a lot in common. It is harder to hate a person with opposing political views when he has helped you fix your car or you have seen him cry over family problems that we all deal with.
Now people have more choices and just watch the news that fits their views. Their social interaction is with people on the internet who agree with them.
Everyone is dividing up into their own little groups. There have always been people with different opinions, but now they are faceless strangers instead of the people you know and have dealt with face-to-face in the community. When you know people from the other side as actual people instead of angry voices on the internet you understand that we all have a lot in common. It is harder to hate a person with opposing political views when he has helped you fix your car or you have seen him cry over family problems that we all deal with.
