I want to believe you. If you know this to be true, please share.

I remain skeptical. Evidence still seems mixed.

Yes, it seems social medias are effective incubators and accelerators for social pathogens, dominating the attention economy.

But there's also evidence that attention doesn't change minds. If I read this correctly, StarSlateCodex is making the case that media attention about Creationism didn't move the needle about beliefs.

https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/05/28/creationism-unchalleng...

I really want someone to explain what's going on.