It’s the network, stupid: study offers fresh insight into why we’re so divided (Ars Technica)

Ars Technica: It’s the network, stupid: study offers fresh insight into why we’re so divided . “Social perception bias is best defined as the all-too-human tendency to assume that everyone else holds the same opinions and values as we do. That bias might, for instance, lead us to over- or under-estimate the size and influence of an opposing group. It tends to be especially pronounced when it comes to contentious polarizing issues like race, gun control, abortion, or national elections.”