Folks become hyperaroused or "ginchee" (i.e. emotionally charged about things outside their control) from "drinking the kool aid" (listening to messages on line), but for many it is almost impossible to stop "drinking it" in this world of portable communications (in part because it is so good at "pushing your buttons"). Sadly, the fundamental problem is not the messages (regardless of which way it tries to "polarize" you), but the medium itself.
This medium (to which we are only beginning to adapt) manipulates populations quite predictably, whether or not the individuals within it feel as though they are in control. In other words, the internet operates above the "organism" level. The time to work on taming the internet and focusing on community collaboration is 24-7-52, but it is least of all possible to do during times when communication has broken down altogether.
