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And some people like living in a bubble. A friend of mine "unfriended" me (and a few others) because we dared to present differing points of view to what he po

by spc476 11y ago

And some people like living in a bubble. A friend of mine "unfriended" me (and a few others) because we dared to present differing points of view to what he posted (in my case, it was a study that showed marijuana use had potential side effects). It's all too easy to remove yourself from alternative points of view, which was another prediction David Brin made in his novel Earth.

prebrov 11y ago
_Most_ people like living it in a bubble and go to lengths to create a comfortable bubble. That's why we hang out with like-minded friends, choose jobs at companies we share values with, watch Vice and not Fox News (or vice versa), etc. Support and backing for the choices we make give us a warm and fuzzy feeling that we're in a good place or on the right path there. Bubble is good. Cognitive dissonance is a bitch.