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Shawn, you’re absolutely right. It’s us, and it’s a demand-side problem. Your insight in Maui is one I continually remind myself of when I’m out and about - I can “hang” with people who might vote differently than I do as much as I always have, and likely they with me. The real world is far less terrifying than the virtual one. I have stopped being extremely online and deleted Twitter and never go on Facebook and only read news and subscribe to emails like yours. I can tell you I am far better at understanding and appreciating the clear divide between virtual and real than I’ve been in the last 7-10 years.

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And....actually I love your comment about the real-world political fights that DO happen being almost entirely outgrowths of garbage that started online. Proud Boys, Antifa, MAGA showboating, QAnon and so on....never really thought about it that way before.

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