In recent years, many people — myself included — have blamed social media for
exacerbating political divisions in the United States. With its echo chambers
and algorithmic bubbles, social media undoubtedly deserves some of that
criticism. But I believe that another culprit, one even more omnipresent in most
people’s lives, has slipped under the radar. Online streaming, the world’s
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, is contributing to the sectarian