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The Social Dilemma on Netflix is definitely worth watching. One argument they bring is by creating those filter bubbles radicalization is amplified because people are no longer exposed to a diversity of views, dehumanizing the other side.

Before in human history, that happened for people living in other countries, but now we have all this mobility (modulo Covid) and interconnectedness and we‘re drifting apart again.

I think humans are particularly prone to rely on what others think the less they know or can experience something themselves.

Given what I know about physics and astronomy, I have a hard time understanding how someone can believe the world is flat, but I realize in other topics (e.g. how to build a career) I am quite easily influenced by others.

It is frightening that we might be unintentionally exploiting this human weakness especially on the big challenges that humanity faces so that some companies can make a lot money from selling bits of attention.