This seems to be a general societal problem rather than a generational problem. And yes, it’s because of echo chambers.

When I was younger, people who were batshit crazy would have their craziest instincts checked by people around them. Now, they go online and find other batshit crazy people.

How do I do this?

this isn’t news!

Memes only matter if you’re 14, unfortunately. Based on the number of comments and users, I’d say lemmyworld is the default.

“No, where do you live?!”

“On the Internet.”