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How social media ruins real community

My neighborhood Facebook group turned into a political war zone and now I avoid half my neighbors at the grocery store because I know too much about what they really think.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital transparency has destroyed the protective ignorance that once allowed diverse communities to coexist peacefully.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and democracy?”

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