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You can change somebody's opinion, just not through one direct interaction. An opinion change requires time, internal rationalization, and repeated exposure. A

You can change somebody's opinion, just not through one direct interaction. An opinion change requires time, internal rationalization, and repeated exposure. An echo chamber is bad because it not only repeatedly re-broadcasts beliefs, it also amplifies them. "The President is wrong and should be voted out of office" can turn into "The President is wrong and ought to be shot" in an echo chamber environment much faster if there's nobody around to say "wait, hold up, maybe don't."

TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago
Most likely at that point, they are making the opinion for themselves and you probably have very little in the decision making
- ivraatiems 10y ago
  Yes, that's exactly what is happening. You can't reach into somebody's brain and make them change, but you can plant little idea-seeds that grow into change.
  - asQuirreL 10y ago
    Recent studies [Nolan 2010] have shown this method to be tricky and dangerous, but effective. [Nolan 2010]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception P.S. Sorry... couldn't resist ;)
Spellman 10y ago
Most recent studies of deep canvassing (redone to fix the fabricated data) indicate that a strong, empathetic listener with leading questions has only about a 10% success rate. Note this is NOT shooting out facts, not necessarily a close individual who you've built repoire with, and in fact almost zero talking. AND it persists for at least 3 months! It's small, but it's also viable and completely different than what most people I know think of when we go out to "change someone's mind."
dabockster 10y ago
>"The President is wrong and should be voted out of office" can turn into "The President is wrong and ought to be shot" in an echo chamber environment much faster if there's nobody around to say "wait, hold up, maybe don't." Are you implying that social media created Donald Trump?
guelo 10y ago
Milo was not the kind of agent that could change people's minds, except maybe those that already agreed with him.

TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago

Most likely at that point, they are making the opinion for themselves and you probably have very little in the decision making

ivraatiems 10y ago
Yes, that's exactly what is happening. You can't reach into somebody's brain and make them change, but you can plant little idea-seeds that grow into change.
- asQuirreL 10y ago
  Recent studies [Nolan 2010] have shown this method to be tricky and dangerous, but effective. [Nolan 2010]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception P.S. Sorry... couldn't resist ;)

Spellman 10y ago

Most recent studies of deep canvassing (redone to fix the fabricated data) indicate that a strong, empathetic listener with leading questions has only about a 10% success rate. Note this is NOT shooting out facts, not necessarily a close individual who you've built repoire with, and in fact almost zero talking. AND it persists for at least 3 months! It's small, but it's also viable and completely different than what most people I know think of when we go out to "change someone's mind."

dabockster 10y ago

>"The President is wrong and should be voted out of office" can turn into "The President is wrong and ought to be shot" in an echo chamber environment much faster if there's nobody around to say "wait, hold up, maybe don't." Are you implying that social media created Donald Trump?

guelo 10y ago

Milo was not the kind of agent that could change people's minds, except maybe those that already agreed with him.