The Importance of Social Media in the Evolution of American Politics

Is social media the cause here that's accelerated something that was there or is it actually more of a symptom of what was going on elsewhere and, you know, just happened to show up with the technology and time to catch that wave? Yeah, that's a good question. I think it's both an amplifier of trends that have already been taking place because we as human beings have to enjoy distraction," he says. "Capitalism has leveraged some very foundational tendencies"