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I think that stretches the definition of 'echo chamber'. That's simply what a community is, a group of like-minded people with shared views. There's nothing au

I think that stretches the definition of 'echo chamber'. That's simply what a community is, a group of like-minded people with shared views. There's nothing automatically wrong with this. People can have shared criticisms of others if there is some meaningful difference between the groups that justifies that disagreement. I think people mistake 'hurling outrage' with simply two (or more) groups being fundamentally in disagreement. The answer to this is actually the opposite of what people commonly suggest. Just let people with irreconcilable differences go their own way which is why I like the researchers suggestion to improve tools to shield oneself from hate. Instead of demonizing so called 'echo chambers' I think we should just call it what it is, freedom of association.

krsrhe 5y ago
6510 5y ago
"echo chamber" completely misses the point: exposure to outrageous posts is the goal. If you want constructive dialog that builds towards an actionable plan a dedicated forum and a wiki would be the right tools. Its just dumb to use a platform that exposes your imagination to people who think the exact opposite - and does so on purpose! Band aid solutions where these fools get to have their precious walled garden internet empire and eat it too are just never going to work. You post a picture of your dinner on facebook and some are going to think it looks disgusting. One vegetarian is going to take time out of their busy day (30 seconds) to write a couple of sentences describing your plate full of boiled corpses. Your bestie says it is mean to say that. RE: It is mean to eat animals. You have a hard time deleting your besies comment while they summon the cohords to deal with this vegitarian picking on you. 6 months later and you are still talking about it.
pixl97 5y ago
I agree that echo chambers aren't bad by default, the issue is they commonly fall into groupthink patterns. If the subject doesnt have a strong tie to reality it's easy to trend towards extremism.

krsrhe 5y ago

6510 5y ago

"echo chamber" completely misses the point: exposure to outrageous posts is the goal. If you want constructive dialog that builds towards an actionable plan a dedicated forum and a wiki would be the right tools. Its just dumb to use a platform that exposes your imagination to people who think the exact opposite - and does so on purpose! Band aid solutions where these fools get to have their precious walled garden internet empire and eat it too are just never going to work. You post a picture of your dinner on facebook and some are going to think it looks disgusting. One vegetarian is going to take time out of their busy day (30 seconds) to write a couple of sentences describing your plate full of boiled corpses. Your bestie says it is mean to say that. RE: It is mean to eat animals. You have a hard time deleting your besies comment while they summon the cohords to deal with this vegitarian picking on you. 6 months later and you are still talking about it.

pixl97 5y ago

I agree that echo chambers aren't bad by default, the issue is they commonly fall into groupthink patterns. If the subject doesnt have a strong tie to reality it's easy to trend towards extremism.