If there was one single thing that you could claim to be most indirectly and directly responsible for modern woes, it would be the inability of media to make money in any way accept from attention. From fake news to click bait, extreme opinions being normalized, to a refusal to cover the complex or apply nuance, a lot of what's wrong is because media is forced into cheap, fast news not fostering a long term trusted relationship as a balanced information provider. …see more