‘It’s a sick game’: Social psychologist argues social media is ‘undermining’ democracy

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'It's a sick game': Social psychologist argues social media is 'undermining' democracy

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Social media platforms "are not connecting us," says NYU Professor Jonathan Haidt. "They're bringing us into the coliseum so we can fight and broadcast and preen and dance around so that the people in the audience have something to look at. It's a sick game."

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