Digital outrage replaces institutional guardrails, destabilizing democracies across the globe

A journalist argues that traditional institutions restraining mob rule are collapsing. The clergy, nobility, and fourth estate—once balanced against popular power—have weakened, leaving only an angry mass. Digital platforms algorithmically amplify outrage for profit, destabilizing democracies. Australia has had eight prime ministers since Twitter's 2006 launch, compared to three in the prior twenty years.

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