Internet is Getting More Civil, a Study by Microsoft Says (fortune.com)

While social media may feel like a trash heap at times, Microsoft released a new study on Tuesday that claims civility is spreading on the Internet... at least slightly. From a report: Microsoft's Digital Civility Index fell two points, to 66, in 2018, signaling that Internet users around the world are treating each other slightly better, although there's still plenty of room for improvement. The closer the index is to zero, the more civil people are toward each other. The survey measured the perceptions of teens and adults in 22 countries about their online experiences and the risks they face when spending time online. If the news that the internet is apparently becoming more civil comes as a surprise, U.S. readers may want to hold onto their seats. The civility index in the U.S. fell ten points in the past year to 51, showing the biggest improvement, according to a blog post from Microsoft.

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Re:The two sides have stopped talking to eachother

[sycodon]

Sunday nights there is a radio show called Beyond the Beltway hosted by a guy named Bruce Dumont.

It has a reasonably wide market I think on AM radio. He usually has an evenly matched panel of self professed liberals and conservatives of various stripes.

Last Sunday he had a young woman on who worked for Democrats causes in one form or another and made a crazy statement...

She had not heard of Northam's comments regarding infanticide, which pretty much blew up the internet for a few days until he went all black face.

The reason she hadn't heard it, and didn't believe it (she stated such on the show) was that it wasn't on NPR, PBS, and a short list of far left sites she frequented.

Perfect example of what you mention.

And I should mention, only one side has stopped talking. The side that dismisses anyone who disagrees with them as racists.