Twilight of Democracy

Key takeaways:

- Regardless of political views (and I won't get into mine) claiming the ‘other side' is wrong, or ignorant isn't a good look. While some things are possible to prove false, many are not. Reading through this book I found it off-putting when Anne did that, even though I think we would probably agree on many stances. It didn't seem productive and is unlikely to result in meaningful conversation that would convince a person to rethink their views.
- I was fascinated by Anne's analysis of conspiracy theories and how they impact a group of people, specifically as it relates to an election
- Democracy is important, obviously. It was interesting to read about how democracy has been changed or valued in realtime.

“Democracy has always been loud and raucous, but when its rules are followed, it eventually creates consensus-the modern debate [social media, us-vs-them, etc.] does not.”