<i>Many people on the internet want to chime in on a complex situation without knowing any of the backstory, and without understanding what is going on. Instead, they look for confirmation of their own beliefs and to demonize people who disagree with them. This is a sad reflection of the state of social discourse in the world.</i><p>This is what we get when everyone has a voice, but few have anything to say. So much interaction online seems to boil down to a minority of ideologues butting heads and driving anything like nuanced conversation into the ground. Even here that’s the case, it’s just partially suppressed by excellent moderation and strong rules, but it still boils up over and over.<p>How can we change this? How can the majority who don’t have all day, every day, to argue their preferred, rigid ideology deal with the incredibly loud minority who do?