It’s at least a plausible market opportunity—a way to differentiate themselves from Twitter and capitalize on the people who are repulsed by Twitter’s rage peddling (although the rage peddling cooled down a bit post-acquisition, especially with Community Notes, but platform culture doesn’t change overnight even if the algos and features improve slightly).
I think polarization is something that changes between societies, I now live in a society that is polarized by the politicians themselves and for sure you see a lot of interactions in posts about politics.
