Basically the most politically active people tend to be the extremists. These people are also the loudest and get their opinions voiced the most. And both sides of the spectrum have their hand in this. The far left are the ones who, well, validate environments like the one shown at Google. What about the far right? They are the ones who helped get Trump elected president.

The majority of people in the U.S. are sensible, rational people who fall somewhere more in the middle. Unfortunately, this same majority are politically apathetic. As I said earlier, it’s the extremists who are the most politically active, so their views are heard a disproportionate amount relative to the rest of the population. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that these people are well informed. It’s not a pretty picture, and one with no simple solution.