Slipping to lowest common denominator and appealing to the 20second attention span - Yes we can (Make America....). This from a Brit seeing the same popularism being used for the here and now without thinking longer term. We are undermining science and so many pseudi scientist or even scientist fed up with the need for rigour are going for the headline and 20 seconds of fame (Sorry Andy Warhol, timespans changed).
Have a read of this piece Jessica, complements your work nicely - https://pauljcrook.medium.com/gin-epidemic-religion-and-social-media-e816da5e9a21