@ericweinstein I miss The Portal a lot. I think it’s down to education - specifically teaching about logic, fallacies and rhetoric. There’s no public immune system to the type of manipulation that leads to a false shared narrative. I think education stands a better chance than a direct fight.
@olivia_p_walker@ericweinstein Check out Peter Turchin’s work studying societal dynamics. I think “elite” has a functional definition to do with financial assets and ability to influence rather than class distinctions. It’s used a lot to incite class warfare but in poli sci it has a functional definition.