Well, I don’t think people are actually polarized. I think we have a high “polarization per minute” (PPM) context, thanks to social media and the 24/7 media cycle. To me, this is more about whether people feel they can still go to some civic space where there’s a low PPM. It’s a function of the space, not of the people. All over the world, as soon as people can find some sort of pro-social media to engage in and something common that binds them together—it could be sport, spirituality, or a civic movement—suddenly people feel they’re not polarized anymore.

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