The main algorithm here is called “Uncommon Ground.” It goes like this: 10 years ago, as an example, ridesharing services like Uber came to Taiwan, as it did elsewhere in the world. And it triggered intense conflict between taxi drivers and Uber drivers, the unions, the sharing economy endorsers, the protesters against extractive gig economy—the full spectrum. So the online debate was very toxic because you see people arguing and then you see a quote-tweet or quote-dunk and then people start attacking each other, and another dunk, and then people become very, very polarized.

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