Source: Financial Times
An LLM analysis of X political discourse found that users over 65 express disproportionate anger, a demographic that simultaneously commands outsized cultural influence through news cycles and political attention. Algorithmic amplification has systematized outrage as the primary mode of civic participation, converting older voters' anxieties into the platform's most visible political content. Platforms optimized for engagement have made anger the path of least resistance for political expression, reshaping who gets heard and what political discourse sounds like.