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THE ALGORITHM OF HATE

Why the West (US/Europe) is sinking into extreme political discord.

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01. DIAGNOSIS

A FRACTURED WORLD

The Observation (2016-2025): Brexit, Trump, Yellow Vests, Dublin/Paris Riots, Capitol Attack.
The social fabric is tearing. The neighbor is no longer a citizen with a different opinion, but an existential enemy.
Political violence is no longer the exception; it becomes the logical continuation of online conversation.

WARNING

Civil Discord Level

CRITICAL HIGHS

02. THE ENGINE

ANGER IS CURRENCY

Platforms (X, TikTok, Meta) sell attention.
Cognitive psychology is clear: Anger and Indignation retain attention 3x longer than positive content.
The algorithm "learned" by itself that to make money, it must make you angry.
Result: A machine designed to provoke perpetual conflict.

$$$

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03. POLITICAL MECHANICS

DEATH OF THE CENTER

The Center Disappears: Moderate content does not generate engagement. It becomes invisible.
Bonus to Extremes: Only radical statements break through the wall of noise.
This creates a skewed perception: it feels like everyone has become an extremist, pushing moderates to radicalize in defense.

RAD. LEFT MODERATES RAD. RIGHT

04. ISOLATION

PARALLEL REALITIES

In the US, a Democrat and a Republican literally do not see the same facts.
In Europe, filter bubbles create hermetic "information ecosystems".
If you never see the reasonable arguments of the other side, you end up believing they are either stupid or evil.

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News

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Info

05. PSYCHOLOGY

AFFECTIVE POLARIZATION

The debate is no longer about taxes or the economy ("Policy").
It is about identity and culture ("Culture War").
Law of Digital Tribalism: To belong to my group, I must signal my hatred of the opposing group.
Social networks transform politics into a hooliganized soccer match.

US

VS

THEM

06. COGNITIVE HACK

ILLUSORY TRUTH EFFECT

The Glitch: The human brain equates familiarity with truth.
If a lie is repeated enough times on your feed, your brain stops filtering it.
Politicians and algorithms exploit this: they don't need to be right, they just need to be repetitive.
Result: Consensus reality collapses under the weight of repeated falsehoods.

FALSE STATEMENT

TRUE?

07. EXTERNAL THREAT

THE WEAPON OF WAR

Discord is not 100% organic. It is amplified.
Bot Farms: State actors (Russia, China, Iran) massively inject divisive content on both sides of a debate to create chaos.
Objective: Weaken democracies by pitting citizens against each other.

                    > DETECTING BOTNET...

                    > ORIGIN: UNKNOWN_PROXY

                    > TARGET: ELECTION_DAY

                    > PAYLOAD: DISINFORMATION

                    > STATUS: ACTIVE

08. RADICALIZATION

THE RABBIT HOLE

The "Rabbit Hole" effect.
YouTube/TikTok recommend increasingly extreme content to maintain your "Watch Time".
Example: Fitness ➔ Masculinism ➔ Alt-Right ➔ White Supremacy.
In a few weeks, a normal user is exposed to fringe ideologies presented as the "Hidden Truth".

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09. TRUTH VS VIRALITY

BRANDOLINI'S LAW

"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it."
A Fake News story about immigration or gender gets 1M views in 2h.
Fact-Checking arrives 2 days later and gets 5k views. The damage is done.

Propagation Speed

TRUTH

LIE (EMOTION)

10. RESISTANCE

THE BACKFIRE EFFECT

The Paradox: When you present facts that contradict someone's core beliefs, they do not change their mind. They double down.
The brain processes an ideological attack like a physical attack.
Correction feels like persecution. This explains why Fact-Checking rarely convinces those who need it most.

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FACT ➔

11. PERCEPTION ERROR

OUT-GROUP HOMOGENEITY

We vs They: We see our own group as diverse and nuanced individuals.
We see the opposing group as a monolithic block: "They are all the same."
The Danger: This cognitive bias leads to dehumanization. It is easier to hate a stereotype than a complex human being.

MY GROUP

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(Diverse)

THEIR GROUP

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(The Same)

12. AMBIGUITY

POE'S LAW

The Theory: Without a clear indicator of the author's intent, it is impossible to create a parody of extreme views so obviously exaggerated that it cannot be mistaken for the real thing.
Online Consequence: Irony is dead. Actual extremists use "it's just a joke" as a shield, while satire is taken as literal truth by radicalized followers.

JOKE

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HATE

13. CASE STUDY: X

THE TOXIC SQUARE

Since the acquisition by Musk, X (Twitter) has removed guardrails.
Reinstatement of neo-Nazis and conspiracy theorists.
The "For You" algorithm favors visual controversies.
X has become the focal point for coordinating riots in the UK (2024) and Ireland.

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14. CONSEQUENCES

STOCHASTIC TERRORISM

Online hate does not remain virtual.
Definition: Bombarding a large audience with violent rhetoric, knowing statistically that an unstable individual will act on it.
Examples: Attacks on migrant centers, assaults on elected officials, mass shootings. Perpetrators often have a heavy digital history.

BREAKING NEWS

VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN CITY CENTER

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15. FINAL

GAME OVER ?

Democracy relies on compromise. Social media is optimized for intransigence.
Solutions? Algorithmic regulation (DSA Europe)? End of anonymity? Education?
As long as the business model is based on emotional engagement, discord will continue.