I think it has less to do with the tech itself and more to do with the fact that people are becoming more insolation from non-bias confirmation due to the proliferation of social media in general. It used to be that you had to reconcile you're own beliefs and actions against those you lived and worked with so that you could live productively. Now, you can get validation for anything after a few button presses. This makes people less tolerant overall, as well as giving them echo chambers to reinforce whatever they want.
I think it has less to do with the tech itself and more to do with the fact that people are becoming more insolation from non-bias confirmation due to the proliferation of social media in general. It used to be that you had to reconcile you're own beliefs and actions against those you lived and worked with so that you could live productively. Now, you can get validation for anything after a few button presses. This makes people less tolerant overall, as well as giving them echo chambers to reinforce whatever they want.