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Is a public-mostly forum like Twitter actually good at escaping bubbles though? It seems to me that most of what passes for discourse there is yelling at the “
by ninth_ant 4y ago
Is a public-mostly forum like Twitter actually good at escaping bubbles though?
It seems to me that most of what passes for discourse there is yelling at the “other side” and smug/snarky in-group posts.
- mawise 4y agoIt's definitely a risk. I remember talking with peers in undergrad about the campus bubble we lived in compared to the surrounding community (which was not as affluent). Ultimately I think people need safe spaces to explore ideas. If they are surrounded by a world that is a battleground over identity, then they're going to dig in and fight. If they are surrounded by people they trust, then I think they have room to explore different ideas.