Extremes feed the machine: the internet's polarized inputs

The hosts argue the loudest extremes dominate online because moderate people stay out of the fray, so AI trained on the internet absorbs a warped picture of normal life. A moderate gun owner has no place in the online debate; China's censored population and spotty African internet access further skew inputs; and Russia is called out as expert at kicking out propaganda. One host is ribbed for being a top-10% Google coffee-shop reviewer while another refuses to leave reviews at all. Ben warns that truth is already treated as a popularity contest, with people scrolling to page 10 of Google until they find the answer they wanted.