Liberals and conservatives alike get some of their nuttiest ideas from social media. If we’re looking to reverse the ravages of the Age of Ignorance, a good first step might be to stop spending so much of our time on these platforms. During the Trump years, some members of the “Resistance” thought they were accomplishing something by arguing with their opposite numbers on Facebook and Twitter. Actually, the minute you get into an argument online, the other side automatically wins, because you’re expending energy that could have been applied to political activities that are productive and not
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