An apology and correction about Republic 2.0

25 years ago, I chanced upon a book called Republic 2.0, by Cass Sunstein, and I wrote a fairly detailed critique of the concept that people would actually isolate themselves online and exacerbate tensions and conflict by participating in enclaves and not interacting with those who disagreed: https://www.markwelchblog.com/2002/01/21/54 I was right, and I was wrong. [ ]