At the national scale, we can glimpse hints of it. For instance, Meta’s “Community Notes” (formerly “Birdwatch” on Twitter, or “fact-checking with cross-party upvotes”) attempts to reduce tribal polarization. Community Notes only get traction on a trending post if it’s upvoted by both left-leaning and right-leaning people—people who usually disagree. This forces “both wings” to cooperate to bring the note up, reversing the typical race to the bottom of the brainstem (the outrage-driven approach).

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