I completely agree with you on the social media piece. This is why I'm trying to get everybody to call it “anti-social media”, because it really hasn't proved to be social media as a bonding piece.
The question of how people are participating and why people are participating is critical to the work you're considering and the work we're doing. We've seen that when people feel a sense of belonging in a community, they do engage. They do vote. They do participate. This is the key to the health of our communities. It's why so much of the work we're pushing for and supporting is really creating those safe spaces in our communities for people to come back together—in person.