Lead poisoning making people stupider and angrier.
Progressive politics meaning straight white men lose there power so they have negative reactions to anything progressive/woke.
The internet has allowed people that would otherwise be ostracised from their communities for being stupid and or arseholes, can now just form their own communities, which makes them feel justified in their stupidity.
The media being owned a handful of super rich arseholes that have had decades to perfect turning it into a vehicle for propaganda.
Social media making people feel like because they have a soapbox that their opinion is just as valid or even more as anyone else's, even if those people are experts. And clout culture making people do or say whatever they think will get them the most internet attention/money even if they don't believe it.
And probably a whole host of other elements as well.
Combo of several things.
Lead poisoning making people stupider and angrier.
Progressive politics meaning straight white men lose there power so they have negative reactions to anything progressive/woke.
The internet has allowed people that would otherwise be ostracised from their communities for being stupid and or arseholes, can now just form their own communities, which makes them feel justified in their stupidity.
The media being owned a handful of super rich arseholes that have had decades to perfect turning it into a vehicle for propaganda.
Social media making people feel like because they have a soapbox that their opinion is just as valid or even more as anyone else's, even if those people are experts. And clout culture making people do or say whatever they think will get them the most internet attention/money even if they don't believe it.
And probably a whole host of other elements as well.