The business model of social media platforms (maximizing engagement and ad revenue) creates structural incentives to amplify outrage, viral content, and extreme views while suppressing nuanced discussion, leading to radicalization of both extreme left and extreme right
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Jonathan HaidtEvidence Quote
“once everything's optimized for engagement and the goal is to keep people on as much as possible which mostly means trigger emotions”
Source
UBC Phil Lind Initiative 2023 Presents: Jonathan Haidt— UBC School of Public Policy and Global AffairsCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:15:40 AM
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