This was interesting. I realized while reading that not once in history class did I read or discuss the Articles of Confederation or Constitution - or the writings of any of the founders - in any great detail, which seems like a huge curriculum gap in hindsight.<p>Anyway, this little convo is a plume of frustration with how technology seems to be encouraging polarization. I'm not sure I agree with the idea that the spread of outrage enabling platforms has been a conscious decision, in that some individual guided the development of our society in that direction intentionally or had the power to slow or redirect that development. I think it's more a typical expression of human social dynamics.<p>I do agree that the internet and platforms like Twitter and Facebook enable outrage, that's a fairly common view now. What I'd like to see are models that detail exactly how this process plays out; if anyone is a researcher or model builder this could be a fertile field of potential research.