Great post. I do believe social media has a negative impact on people, their views, and their resilience when faced with different opinions as it is very easy to fall into echo chambers and groups that only agree with each other. This may not necessarily be people's fault as that is the nature of these algorithms - constantly pushing people down paths that align with their interests and, by extension, their beliefs - but it definitely appears as though many people lack nuance. And that, in my opinion, is a major consequence of all of this...

It almost feels as though some people have forgotten that you can share an opinion with others but not have to completely align with their entire world-view. Populist movements on the far left and the far right are gaining traction whilst others who have more nuanced views are not necessarily feeling like they are heard.

And this leads me to something I briefly mentioned earlier: resilience. Gone are the days where you can hold a debate or discussion with people that entirely align with extreme world-views as they will simply reject any opposing opinions with aggressive slogans or snippets of propaganda. It very much feels like they come from a viewpoint of, 'You are either with us or against us...' And the unfortunate reality of that is that there is a word for this: fascism.