As someone who actively avoids political rage bait, was trained in rhetoric, was raised by public persuasion oriented public speakers.

The idea that the most resonant rage bait that exists at any given moment is instantly, algorithmically, propagated to our public officials and the politically engaged is insane.

All this while culture has now been trained to blindly celebrate bias, has been inculcated with a learned helplessness toward bias, have become poisoned against the idea that anyone has the goal of accuracy or objectivity and really does just wants accurate models of the world.

We are lighting ourselves on fire.