HOW THE MEDIA THRIVES ON FALSE CONFLICT – KANSASCITY.COM

“When the model for discussion is two guys yelling at each other on ESPN, don’t be surprised if the people who watch that stuff think it’s how you disagree. You think this player sucks, I don’t: let’s square off and yell at each other (if you’re on the Internet you do it with caps and exclamation points). Let’s be as nasty and cutting as possible, because that’s what you do when someone disagrees with what you believe.”

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