Brian Schatz: “The Internet is polarizing us, there's no doubt about it.”

“What have you seen as far as how things have changed from a political leadership standpoint? Well, I think The Internet is polarizing us, there's no doubt about it. And so the incentives for individual politicians, I think, run towards saying things that are more extreme, more polarizing, more angry.” (00:57–01:00)

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