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Hi Ethan - I have a number of family members who are addicted to the "extreme polarization and negative partisanship" pushed by Fox news. As Fox has proven for decades, anxiety and fear are addictive, so that is what they peddle.

In other words, it isn't just social media driving the destabilization of society, it is the closed loop of social media and dishonest television (and talk radio) media... it is Fox "news" and their ilk.

I've done the experiment of watching Fox for a week. They present an Orwellian, dystopian nightmare of disinformation and white entitlement. And they are loved and respected by at least a third of the American audience, and even more around the world.

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