The Illusion of Engagement: Why Social Media Rewards Ignorance Over Thought
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS NewsBaybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 3, 2026 The Myth of the Thinking Crowd Social media platforms promote a comforting illusion: that ideas rise or fall based on merit, that good arguments eventually find their audience, and that collective intelligence emerges from enough voices speaking at once. In practice, the opposite is more often…











