I’m not, really. I just don’t think we have the luxury of taking the amount of time that we would need to educate people thoroughly enough to counteract the algorithm.

Probably what we need is a limitation on free speech where blatant misinformation is involved. In the same way that shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theatre is harmful, so is repeating false claims to stir political discord.

If you’re old enough to draw your full Social Security payment, you’re too old to hold public office.

Sorry, Bernie. You’re one of the good ones, but you’ll have to make sacrifices for the common good.

Yup. I’m 45 and I can’t believe that people older than my parents are still running the country.

Debate, education and engagement take time.

The algorithm is instantaneously ready with the next easily digestible bit of content to send you further down the rabbit hole into radicalization.

I worry that we need a more instantaneous cure in our current information environment.

You give him too much credit. He doesn’t know any of this. But the right-wing think tanks that have been waiting for this moment do, and he’s easily manipulated into following their agenda.

Farther right than Fox. Yes, it’s possible.

My family was super meat-centric for all holidays except Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Any meal where it’s physically possible to barbecue, we would. And a family barbecue meant hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, pork steaks, and beef steaks – one of each per person, plus a couple of extras. Sides were German-style slaw and potato salad. Buns were not included, but my grandma would always put a stack of white bread on the table (she was the only person who ever ate it).

When I started dating my husband and took him to a family holiday, he was shocked by the fact that my whole family was eating hamburgers and hot dogs with flatware instead of on buns. And he was actually sad at the lack of side dishes.

When I went to one of his family barbecues, I was sad that there was just one hamburger per person (already on a soggy bun) and a ton of weird casseroles.

Maybe a “breakfast bar” or an “oatmeal bar.” I think a UK flapjack has a more cake-like texture than a US granola bar.