>>86431985Of course such a statement will be reductive, but I'm talking about a single pivot that turned politics into something that might affect your life someday into an existential war. And that was only possible with social media where you suddenly had sheep2sheep communication. As soon as the ruling class figured out the internet wasn't just where millenials complain about being depressed, they got on that.
Most people are sheep, but they used to be steered by their local communities and a very limited media conglomerate that at least your parents could limit, if they cared.