This would teach that rather than throwing content at these people, we should offer community. See how often it talks about joining extremist groups for "belonging." Obviously, it's not that simple; racism is deep. Still, there's a lesson here for media. washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04…
But a problem with this communitarian view is that it assumes racists are made rather than gathered: convenient to blame the net. But all this talk about belonging could instead be racists saying they found a group that encourages the beliefs they already have. Blame nurture then
Still, there is a discussion to be had about whether creating spaces where people can find productive commonality -- not as a singular mass but in a diversity of communities -- would be fruitful. This is why I want to bring anthro and soc to journalism school.
And when we talk about designing the internet, we need to give people the assumption of agency--they are making choices, not being herded--so we think about giving them opportunity.
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