Three social media narratives we can probably retire

A meta-analysis of available research suggests it's time to relax about filter bubbles, fake news and rabbit holes

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In April I wrote about the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s 8,000-word piece in The Atlantic, “Why The Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.” While the piece had its charms, I was more interested in an accompanying Google Doc published by Haidt and Chris Bail, with additional research by Zach Rausch. It organ…