Monday, February 06, 2017

This Pulitzer Prize winning scientist thinks technology is responsible for ‘the most dangerous problem facing Americans today’ | Caroline Fairchild | Pulse | LinkedIn


So what's the cause of all the increased animosity at the root of these issues? The rise of technology is decreasing modes of face-to-face communication making it easier for Americans to compromise less and argue more, Diamond argues.

"This is the most dangerous problem facing Americans today," he said. "It is much easier to be rude to words on a screen than rude to a face... That's the best sense I can make of the deterioration of American society."

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