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Mailbag: Down the 230 Rabbit Hole, A Third Door Moderation Approach, Twitter Follow-Up, Andrew Responds to the Nicest Angry Emails Ever

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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Is Social Media Responsible for Collecting Trump?

Twitter has done a phenomenal job of exposing people to opinions they disagree with. I think there's a radicalizing function on both sides. Social media made the mainstream media desperate enough for attention that they didn't care who they promoted and put forward at XYZ. Differentiation does not necessarily mean good, differentiation means polarizing.

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