That’s the genius of the polarization narrative: It provides the language for a lament that satisfies the longing for unity – while constantly fueling it in turn! – by offering a consensual interpretation; it is elite consensus re-established through the back door.

I'm thinking, rather than algorithms that isolate MAGAs from those who cherish democracy all on one site, we are in the process of creating an intellectual secession, with X and, now, BlueSky representing the respective polarities.