Centrism - An unstable equilibrium
Most intellectuals who are currently “followed” and considered relevant, belong to a sect and therefore adhere to a particular set of beliefs. It benefits in a way that is very strange to democracy. The general mass tends to associate a topic of discussion with a handful of faces boasting a solid foundation and significant research in the area concerned. But due to the presence, or rather absence of individuals who can flow both for and against the motion in a particular subject, people are further divided on the basis of views resonating with their own hard established beliefs. For a particular topic, a study from all the extreme standpoints is therefore rare, and often not encouraged.