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Polarization in the U.S. didn’t rise gradually. A new machine-learning study shows it surged after 2008- but why?

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Hmm I wonder what significant thing happned in 2008 that broke racists brains?

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 17 points 3 months ago

My parents before Obama: your regular run of the mill uninformed apolitical bigots

My parents after Obama: your regular run of the mill uninformed hyperpolitical bigots

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I remember 2008. That’s when my classmates got into social media.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

True, 2010-2012 was when people thought you were weird for not having a Facebook account.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Bingo. I was in high school, so right in the jaws of all of that.