>>299729429
>but tech that connects people tends to have a net positive affect against prejudice and ignorance
the internet has given those ignorant people a voice when they never deserved to have one. it has created a cacophony of opinions, and the consolidation of social media platforms and rise of algorithms and outright social engineering by websites has made that cacophony worse, and concentrated it with echochambers, while often actively suppressing undesirable conversation and opinions