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Social cooling? Does anyone actually think that the problem in our society right now is social cooling?

It seems like very much the opposite to me. There is no chilling effect. It's exactly the reverse.

Some of the other comments address this. The problem is that we see and hear about these extreme viewpoints from people who are very loud and vocal. But we are not seeing or hearing anything from the vast majority of people which causes 2 problems 1. More and more of these platforms are driven by the extremists 2. There is less and less chance of actual debate and discussion with people of opposing views as anyone who you could have a discussion with is not engaging.

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